Six die as police open fire at crowd protesting against burning of Quran in Ghaziabad

Submitted by admin4 on 15 September 2012 - 5:10pm

By IANS,

Ghaziabad: Six people were killed as police opened fire to break up a rampaging mob denouncing the desecration of a holy book, police and witnesses said Saturday.

The violence erupted around 7 p.m. Friday in Masuri area of Ghaziabad district adjoining Delhi.

The dead were identified by authorities as Asif, Waheed, Luckman, Amir, Wasim and Hayat. Two of them belonged to Meerut.

Three policemen were also critically injured in the violence. One of them almost had his head severed with a sharp-edged weapon.

According to Divisional Commissioner Mratyunjaya Narain, some "anti-social elements" in the mob started the violence after hundreds marched to the police station to complain against the desecration.

Even as the community leaders and police were discussing the modalities of the complaint, a section of the crowd went on the rampage, burning vehicles parked in the police station, police said.

Some people also fired at policemen, burnt the police barracks and mess, and moved towards the police residential premises.

The police then restored to firing.

Hundreds also blocked traffic on National Highway 24, burnt some private and public vehicles, and allegedly molested some women passengers.

The situation came under control only around midnight Friday, when police found bodies of the six victims.

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced Rs.500,000 to the families of each of the dead.

An ex-gratia of Rs.50,000 and Rs.100,000 were also announced for families of the injured.

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What a Govt. doling out

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 16 September 2012 - 4:53am.

What a Govt. doling out taxpayers money to the families of killers, terrorists who were burning public property,attacking policepersons fatally, molesting women..This is sheer appeasement, violence must be crushed with iron hand. Why these bastered are making violent protest in India, go to US & protest there.

Let Us Not Be So Excitable

Submitted by Ghulam Mohiyuddin (not verified) on 16 September 2012 - 1:16am.

When will Muslims realize that it is the Message that is holy, not the paper it is written on. Insults to our exaggerated sensitivities will continue to be offered as long as we continue to be hyper-sensitive.

quran

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 September 2012 - 11:24pm.

Surely this is proof if any were needed that religion leads to insanity

Crazy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 15 September 2012 - 11:13pm.

Some miscreant tore the pages of Quran and these guys started rioting on street. How stupid is this? Six lives lost for a very silly reason.

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