Instances of mass violence Violence include the Naroda Patiya massacre that took place directly adjacent to a police training camp ; the Gulbarg Society massacre where Ehsan Jafri , a former parliamentarian , was among those killed Death ; and several incidents Attack in Vadodara city .

The riots started in Ahmedabad , and then spread Dispersal to other areas , notably Vadodara , Mehsana , Nadiad , Anand and Gondal .