Muzaffarnagar: At least 25 people were injured in three separate clashes in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, the police said on Friday.


COMMERCIAL BREAK
SCROLL TO CONTINUE READING

Two of the clashes took place over incidents of alleged eve-teasing.


Thirteen people were injured in a clash between two groups at Hashimpura village in Muzaffarnagar district.


SHO A K Mishra said two persons, Mehtab and Ashu, were confronted by a group over alleged harassment of a woman which led to a violent clash in which sharp weapons and stones were used.


The injured were admitted to a hospital, he said.


Security has been tightened in the village after the incident.


In another incident, over six persons were injured in a clash between two groups over another incident of alleged eve-teasing at Nala village in Shamli.


The clash occurred when one Babu objected to the harassment of a woman by miscreants leading to a violent clash, the police said.


The police then rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The injured were admitted to a hospital.


In the third incident, six people sustained knife injuries in a clash which occurred after dirty water was allegedly thrown on a child at Karoli village in Muzaffarnagar, SHO Anil Kumar said.