Kasganj: Shop torched, internet suspended as violence continues in UP town

Two days after the communal clashes between two groups in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj that killed one and injured two others, a shop has been put on fire today marking the first violent incident in the UP town on Sunday.

Internet services of selected networks have been suspended in Kasganj while Section 144 continues to be in place.

16-year-old Chandan Gupta was killed and two others were injured in Kasganj area on Friday at a Tiranga Rally taken out by VHP and ABVP workers on the occasion of Republic Day.

The motorbike rally led to communal tension in the area, wherein two groups pelted stones at each other. The rally was held on the Mathura-Bareilly highway.

Chandan Gupta who was killed in the Kasganj violence

On Saturday, a total of 49 people were arrested by the UP Police under various sections.

While 10 accused were arrested on charges of murder and rioting, 39 were arrested for disruption of law and order situation including those who torched buses and shops.

Additional DG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar had earlier said, "It seems the (stone pelting) incident was not pre-planned but a spontaneous one."

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