An incident of eve-teasing at a village brought members of different castes to a head triggering off tension in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday evening. The clash left about two dozen persons from both sides with injuries. Heavy police force was patrolling the area to avert any exigency.
SP (Rural) of Muzaffarnagar Ajay Sahdev said that a 17-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by some men belonging to another caste. Members of the girl’s caste confronted them and a clash ensued between Dalits and the Thakurs in which missiles were frequently used. At least 18 people were injured in the stone pelting.
The injured were admitted to a hospital and a case was registered against 20 people under relevant sections of the IPC. In a late evening swopp, the police detained two persons. A large posse of police personnel was deployed in the village to avert any fresh outbreak of violeence.
Meanwhile in Deoria, a youth reportedly committed suicide after being harassed by a local BJP leader on Friday.
As per reports, office bearers of Deoria district BJP unit Sripal was harassing a youth residing in the Kotwali area. The youth was reportedly so upset with the torture that he hanged himself and ended his life on Friday morning. A suicide note was also recovered from the spot in which the victim held the BJP leader responsible for his death. A case was registered in this regard and the police was probing the matter before initiating action against the accused.
Meanwhile in Banda, a woman was found hanging at her house in Bisanda area on Friday morning after which her family charged that she was killed by her husband and in-laws over dowry.
As per reports, Vashudha (20) of Bisanda locality was upset for the last few days as her in-laws were demanding cash for dowry. On Friday morning, when she did not come out of her room, the in-laws went inside to find her hanging from the ceiling. They called the police after which the body was sent for autopsy. Circumstantial evidences suggested that the woman had hanged herself. However, her family members claimed that she was strangled and later hanged to pass it off as suicide. A case was registered under relevant sections of IPC and the incident was being probed.