India: At least 24 injured as communal violence erupts in Bahraich

Daily Mail, Jan 15, 2014

At least 24 injured as communal violence erupts in Bahraich

Violence broke out in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Julus-e-Mohammadi, leaving more than 24 people injured. Meanwhile, 130km way in the state capital, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav and SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav were assuring Muslim leaders that there won't be a repeat of Muzaffarnagar-like riots in future. Four houses, six motorcycles and a tractor have reportedly been torched in the violence that broke out in Mohraba village in Bahraich.

It is also feared that a large number of people have fled from their villages for fear of being killed or being implicated by the police in false cases. Twenty people have been detained for interrogation. Two local youths named Babulal Yadav (22) and Fazlu Rehman (25) have sustained serious head injuries and have been admitted to the district hospital.

According to one eyewitness, some people pelted stones at a procession of Barawafar (Juluse-Mohammadi) and left five people injured. As a result, some agitated youths in the procession caught those who had hurled stones at them and thrashed them. The youngsters were also reportedly pelting stones on houses. Later, both the communities set on fire each other's properties. A flour mill and a religious place were also damaged.

District SP president Aquil Ahmad, who was the first to reach the village after the incident, said it was the work of local residents through which the Barawafar procession was passing. This is the 108th episode of fully-fledged communal violence in the state ever since March 2012, when Akhilesh Yadav took over as CM.

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