Jalandhar, June 06: CRPF was deployed here this morning after a large number of Dalits, brandishing swords and Lathis, came out on the streets pelting stones and burning vehicles to protest the killing of a youth in police firing. Central Reserve Police Force was deployed to quell violence as protestors torched at least four vehicles and stoned police personnel. One person was killed and 11 others were injured when police opened fire to disperse members of Jat Sikh community and Dalits who clashed at two places in the district last night prompting authorities to clamp curfew in Palhan village. Police sources said that the Dalits of Buta Mandi in the heart of the city took to the streets this morning demanding immediate suspension of the police personnel allegedly responsible for yesterday's firing. The mob burnt two trucks in Buta Mandi while two buses were torched at Maksoda locality, about 10 km from here on way to Amritsar.

Bureau Report