Six persons have been arrested after two communities clashed following an incident of harassment in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnore district, police said on Friday. The violence erupted in Khurram Sarai locality late on Thursday.
Initial probe revealed that a youth and his friends passed lewd comments on some girls, leading to young men from the other community to intervene. Both sides fought pitched street battles. Extra police was deployed and the situation was brought under control, police officer Pravin Kumar said. The police have stepped up vigil.
A similar incident had led to massive riots in Shamli and Muzaffarnagar districts in 2013.