"We had set up police checkposts at strategic points and also increased patrolling across the town to ensure that no untoward incident takes place. The bandh passed peacefully," said Kalol town Police Inspector V D Vala.
The shutdown was called by 'Hindu Hitrakshak Samiti' in protest against what they termed were attempts by youths of other community to commit 'love jihad'.
According to police, a girl had complained to her friends that she was being harassed, following which her friends beat up a youth from a group. In retaliation, the other group attacked them on the campus of Vakhariya College last Thursday.