A 16-year-old youth was killed in a group clash which took place in the intervening night on Saturday and Sunday in Mathura. Heavy police force had been deployed in the area to avoid fresh clash and the police had arrested one of the accused persons.
A group of people had gone to attend Goddess Durga jagran at Chadgaoan village of Refinery police station area of the district. During the jagran, two groups came face to face on demand of a popular bhajan. As the police bandobast around the venue was minimal, both the groups indulged in verbal spat and later attacked one another with sticks which they were carrying with them.
In the brawl, a youth identified as Babu (16) of Chadgaon suffered serious injuries and died before he could be rushed to hospital. His brother Om Prakash also suffered injuries in the attack. The accused identified as lavkush of Chadgaon and his supporters fled the scene fearing police action.