Two injured in Mau community clashes 
[ Tuesday, January 10, 2006 04:54:02 pmPTI ]
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MAU
(UP): Two persons were injured when members of two communities indulged in heavy
stone pelting in Astupura and Pyarepura areas in this communally sensitive town
over a trivial incident on Tuesday morning, a top police official
said.
The trouble sparked off
when a member of a particular community was knocked down by a cyclist in
Astupura area, District Police Chief Sujeet Kumar Pandey
said.
The two communities
fought a pitched battle in which two persons sustained injuries, he said adding
25 people had been taken into custody in this
connection.
Security personnel
in strength had been deployed in the areas to maintain peace and the situation
was under control, Pandey said. The town was rocked by communal violence during
Dussehra festivals in which 12 people had died and scores others
injured.
Meanwhile, the
three-member committee probing the communal riots on Tuesday visited the
affected areas and received applications from the
victims.
Revenue Board
Chairperson Neera Yadav, who is heading the team, said the committee would be
handing over its report to the government before the commencement of the budget
session of the Vidhan Sabha in March next.
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