Seven people injured in communal clash in Muzaffarnagar

Atleast seven persons were injured when two groups clashed over an eve teasing issue, the police said today.

The incident occurred last evening at Balwa village when a youth teased a girl belonging to another community.

When the girl's family objected to this, violent clashes sparked off between the two communities. Police have registered a case in connection with the incident.

In a separate incident, six dalits were injured when a clash broke out after the Jat community opposed a religious function at Sohjani village in the district.

Police have arrested one person in this connection.