Communal clash at Aurangabad, cop hurt

A special auxiliary police jawan was injured during stone pelting by Hindu and Muslim groups at Dawood Nagar under Aurangabad on Tuesday.

The incident took place when residents of Churi Bazar at Dawood Nagar town found that the idol of a Hindu deity at a local temple was partially damaged. Some persons later reportedly tried to damage a Tazia which had been readied for the Wednesday procession. The stone pelting followed for about 10 minutes before police intervened and brought the situation under control.

Adequate forces have been deployed at Dawood Nagar.

This is the fourth communal clash in one-and-a-half month after the clashes at Kishanganj, Saran and Bhojpur.

Aurangabad SP Upendra Kumar Sharma said: “The situation has been under control but we will keep police deployment till Tazia procession ends. We are also engaging people from both communities to clear misgivings.”