With communal frenzy already gripped Western Uttar Pradesh leading to regular clashes, a petty dispute in Rampur also turned out to be a battle ground between members of two groups when they opened indiscriminate fire on each other leading to death of three persons while over half a dozen others were injured.
local police who rushed to the spot somehow managed to control the situation but the atmosphere is still tense.
Heavy police force has been also summoned and deployed in the area as the district has mixed population and the members of minority community would also celebrate Eid on Tuesday.
Reports said that one Guddu, hailing from Mehndipur area of Azeemnagar in Rampur, was sitting on the divider on Saturday morning. Saddam, resident of the same area, who was passing on his motorcycle suddenly lost control and hit Guddu which resulted into heated confrontation between the two parties.
In the beginning, both the parties hurled abuses but the matter took a communal colour when they were joined by other members of their community and both attacked each other.
later both the groups brought country made weapons and opened indiscriminate fire besides they also reportedly hurled crude bombs.
local police which was informed of the incident rushed to the spot along with SP Rampur Sadhna Gupta but till then three persons, Munna, Danish and Jalees, already fell prey to bullets and over half a dozen were injured. They were shifted to hospital where condition of four of them has been stated to be critical.
local police claimed to be camping in the area but so far no arrest has been made in the incident.