40 arrested for communal clash in Rae Bareli
By IANSWednesday, April 28, 2010
LUCKNOW - Around 40 people have been arrested for their involvement in a communal clash that left at least 12 people injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district, police said Thursday.
An altercation Wednesday between boys of two communities playing cricket Wednesday in Rae Bareli’s Jais town, some 80 km from Lucknow, snowballed into a clash as adults from both the communities joined in and resorted to arson and vandalism, police said.
Those arrested had vandalised several shops, damaged vehicles and resorted to arson and brick-batting against their opponents and police, they said.
“We have arrested members from both the communities. In the wake of yesterday’s (Wednesday) communal violence, we have strengthened security in Jais and adjoining areas,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Saligram told reporters Thursday in Rae Bareli.
“To avert any untoward incident, we have deployed two companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) besides the regular police in the town. The situation is now under control,” Saligram added.
