Shahjahanpur (UP), March 5 Tension prevailed in a village here on Thursday, with 11 people getting injured in stone-pelting that followed a dispute during Holi celebrations the previous day, a police official said.
Twenty people – 10 Hindus and 10 Muslims – were detained in connection with the incident that took place in Mau Rasulpur village in the Allahganj area, he said.
Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told
Police personnel have been deployed in the village as a precautionary measure, he said.
Dwivedi said that people from the Hindu community were celebrating Holi on Wednesday when they allegedly threw colour at a Muslim man, which led to a dispute between the two sides.
Police, who were informed about the altercation, reached the spot, calmed both sides, and sent them home.
On Thursday, some Muslim men started an argument over the issue with the other side. As they were trying to resolve the issue, the situation escalated, leading to stone-throwing between both sides.
Eleven people were injured in the incident and were admitted to the hospital by the police.
Based on a complaint filed by a local, Divyanshu, a case has been registered under serious sections against Zayed Ali, Shaheen Ali, Aqeel Ahmed, Azim, Sohail, Amir, Mahku, Hasrath, and 100 unidentified people from the same village, SP Dwivedi said.
Of these, Aqeel Ahmed, Zaid Ali, Aamir, Mahku, Azeem, and Hasrath have been detained, he said.