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ShareBijnor (Uttar Pradesh): At least 25 people were injured when members of two communities clashed with each other over the issue of taking out a religious procession at Khaspura village in the district, police said.
The violence broke out yesterday when a group of Sikhs were obstructed from carrying out a procession by members of the Jat community, who placed a bullock cart in the way.
The Jats were protesting against non-paving of the dilapidated roads in their areas by Sikhs, they said.
Enraged at this, the Sikh community members allegedly took out their weapons and rushed at the members of the Jat community who hurled stones at the procession, police said.
The Sikhs set on fire about a dozen houses, some vehicles the village, they said adding, about 25 people from both the sides were injured and hospitalised.
In the melee, the holy book kept on a carriage also went missing, they said.
The Sikhs blocked the Moradabad-Bijnor highway for an hour and damaged vehicles, demanding that their holy book be restored to them.
A large police force have been posted in the village now.
