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Communal clash in Rampur, one killed
Lucknow, July 29
One person was killed and many were injured on Wednesday in a communal clash in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, police said.
Tension
was reported in Milkepur village on Tuesday night when an altercation
over a trivial issue spun out of control between Hindus and Muslims.
After
village elders intervened and pacified both sides, they retreated,
police said. On Wednesday, however, they regrouped and clashed.
The
incident occurred when a 15-year-old boy was allegedly shot dead by a
member of the other community. As the news spread, both communities
hurled stones and fired at each other, police sources said.
"While
the situation has been brought under control, tempers are running high
and the situation continues to be tense," a home department official
told IANS.