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6 killed in protest over desecration of holy book in UP
A police jeep set on fire by a mob during violence at NH-24 in Ghaziabad on Friday night. (PTI photo)
Six persons were killed and 12 injured, including two critically, in violence and arson during a protest against alleged desecration of a holy book in Dasna, Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, on Friday night as curfew continued in the area on Saturday.
The protest was triggered after torn pages from a holy book were found at Adhyatmik Nagar station platform in Dasna.
District Magistrate Aparna Upadhyay and Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Kumar said in Ghaziabad that six persons were killed in Fridays incident besides 12 injured. A Sub-Inspector and a Head Constable suffered serious injuries and are in critical condition.
Asked whether protesters died in police firing, they said it was a matter of investigation and they were awaiting post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of deaths. It could be due to stone pelting or blunt objects it is a matter of investigations, they said.
The Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered an inquiry into the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of those killed, Rs 50,000 each to those seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to those having minor injuries.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has termed the incident as unfortunate and has said that stern action will be taken against guilty officers, an official spokesman said in Lucknow.
He said that on the Chief Ministers directive, Divisional Commissioner (Meerut) has been asked to conduct an inquiry.
(PTI)
A police jeep set on fire by a mob during violence at NH-24 in Ghaziabad on Friday night. (PTI photo)
Six persons were killed and 12 injured, including two critically, in violence and arson during a protest against alleged desecration of a holy book in Dasna, Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, on Friday night as curfew continued in the area on Saturday.
The protest was triggered after torn pages from a holy book were found at Adhyatmik Nagar station platform in Dasna.
District Magistrate Aparna Upadhyay and Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Kumar said in Ghaziabad that six persons were killed in Fridays incident besides 12 injured. A Sub-Inspector and a Head Constable suffered serious injuries and are in critical condition.
Asked whether protesters died in police firing, they said it was a matter of investigation and they were awaiting post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of deaths. It could be due to stone pelting or blunt objects it is a matter of investigations, they said.
The Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered an inquiry into the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of those killed, Rs 50,000 each to those seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to those having minor injuries.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has termed the incident as unfortunate and has said that stern action will be taken against guilty officers, an official spokesman said in Lucknow.
He said that on the Chief Ministers directive, Divisional Commissioner (Meerut) has been asked to conduct an inquiry.
(PTI)
