By IANS,
Jaipur: At least 15 people were seriously injured in a communal clash in Rajasthan’s Alwar district Monday, sparked off after some people issued an order to cut off the nose of a youth harassing a woman from their community, said police.
The punishment to the youth was for allegedly harassing a girl in Deewali village in Alwar, some 150 km from Jaipur.
The clash follows violence in Bharatpur’s Gopalgarh town in which 10 Meo Muslims were killed and several others were injured Sep 14.
Police said a youth, Khursheed, had been accused of harassing a girl from another community Sunday evening.
“Leaders of the community to which the girl belonged called a meeting in the village Monday morning and issued a diktat that the youth’s nose should be chopped off,” a police officer told IANS.
Both communities blamed each other for the violence.
“Members of a community are saying that people barged into their houses and outraged the modesty of some women. They also claim that many men were beaten up with axes and sticks,” the officer said.
The police later admitted about 15 men from both the communities a health centre in nearby Laxamangarh for primary treatment. Some were later referred to a government hospital in Alwar due to their serious condition.