Breaking News Todays Video Clip Must Share Curfew in Saharanpur after communal clash, 2 dead LUCKNOW: Violent clashes broke out in Saharanpur district of West Uttar Pradesh on Saturday over a land dispute between two communities. Even as curfew was imposed in three police station areas, two people died, while at least 18 others, including five policemen, were injured during the clashes in Kutubshehr area of Saharanpur. Commissioner, Saharanpur, Tanveer Zafar Ali said a policeman sustained bullet injuries during the clashes and has been referred to PGI in a serious condition. The communal conflagration also resulted in nearly two dozen shops and vehicles being gutted in the Saharanpur area. DIG Saharanpur N Ravindra said the clashes started over an old dispute over a piece of land caught in litigation, lodged between two places of worship. On Saturday, members of one community began constructing a boundary wall around the land, which was then opposed by members from the second community. The brawl began with a verbal spat and led to the two groups hurling stones at each other. The violence flared up despite the polices intervention. District police said they used force and fired rubber bullets to bring the condition under control. Following the communal tension, the district administration imposed section 144 of the CrPC in Saharanpur. To maintain law and order in the area, paramilitary forces, the PAC and RAF have been deployed in the area.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:59:59 +0000
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