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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Introduces 'Safety Sandbags' That Double as Gravity-Assisted Crowd Control

10 March 2026 - Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Record date
10 Mar 2026
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
The odd part

The city has successfully weaponized falling demolition debris to punish 'unlawful' tea vendors for the crime of standing under a bridge being hit with hammers.

What happened

During the demolition of the controversial Hatkeshwar Bridge, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) achieved a bureaucratic breakthrough by letting sandbags fall on pedestrians. Officials masterfully shifted the blame, stating the victims 'unlawfully entered' a restricted zone to conduct business. It is now understood that in Ahmedabad, gravity is a legal enforcement tool and sandbags are the final arbiters of urban zoning laws.

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