Communal clash in Uttar Pradesh;

The Communal Clash in Uttar Pradesh Today, the police imposed section 144 in the area.

A day after one person died in communal clashes between two groups in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kasganj killing one and injuring two others, a total of 49people have been arrested by the UP Police under various sections. One group burnt down a few shops in the town’s main market, others vandalized shops at an intersection a short distance away and burnt down two buses.

Three others have been arrested in relation to the complaint registered by the father of the deceased Chandan Gupta. A Special Investigative Team has been formed to arrest the others accused in the violence. Chandan (16) was killed and two others were injured in Kasganj area yesterday during a Tiranga rally taken out by VHP and ABVP workers on the occasion of Republic Day.

Another person injured in the clashes, Naushad, is admitted to hospital. According to reports, both had bullet injuries.

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The motorbike rally led to communal tension in the area, wherein two groups pelted stones at each other. The rally was held on the Mathura-Bareilly highway. Curfew has been imposed in the city following the incident. Senior police officials were sent to the area today. Section 144 continues to be in place since last night as reports of fresh violence came from the area. Along with the local police, 5 Company PAC and 1 RAF have been pressed into action as well.

The police said that the men who hurled stones at the motorcycle rally had been identified and strict action would be taken against them. Additional DG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar had earlier said, “It seems the (stone pelting) incident was not pre-planned but a spontaneous one.”