Caste clash over love affair left a dozen persons injured in Saharanpur when supporters of the lovers attacked each other late on Friday night. Senior officers and local police rushed to the spot and used force to disperse the trouble makers. A case was later registered in this regard and efforts were on to nab the miscreants.
As per reports, a youth and a girl from Buddakhera hamlet of Ram Maniharan locality of Saharanpur eloped two months back after their parents objected to their affair. The villagers were also against the affair as both the two belonged to different castes - Gujjar and Saini respectively.
After the two eloped, the villagers tried to track them down and they nabbed the couple about ten days back. The girl and the boy were handed over to their respective families after threatening both with dire consequences if they tried to meet each other.
The matter took an ugly turn when the lover along with some members of his community barged inside the girl’s house and tried to kidnap her late on Friday night. After the girl’s father sounded an SOS, members of the other community rushed to rescue the girl. later both parties came to a head and attacked each other with sticks and rods in which a dozen persons were seriously injured.
Some villagers informe the police on time after which local cops rushed to the spot along with senior officers and used force to disperse the miscreants. Heavy police force was patrolling the area as the situation remained tense. The girl’s family has lodged a case against the opposite party naming three family members of the boy’s side and their supporters while the boy’s side too lodged a cross case.