Now, Pratapgarh: Dalits and Muslims clash over bathing in river, ‘spoiling’ of graveyard

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Three persons from Jamtali village were referred to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital in Allahabad, police said, adding the condition of all the injured was stable.
By: Express News Service | Allahabad | Updated: June 16, 2015 1:47 am
Two incidents of clashes between the Dalits and Muslims- the first over taking bath in a river, and the second over some children “unknowingly” entering a graveyard to attend nature’s call- in two separate villages in Pratapgarh district on Sunday had the police on their toes throughout Monday. Both the villages fall under the the Raniganj police station area of the district.
While four Dalits sustained gunshot injuries in the clash at Basaha Jamtali village and several others sustained minor injuries in the first incident that took place in the afternoon, nearly half-a-dozen persons, from both the communities, were hurt in the clash that occurred at Bhagipur village in the evening. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/now-pratapgarh-dalits-and-muslims-clash-over-bathing-in-river-spoiling-of-graveyard/