Curfew in parts of Bareilly

Curfew was clamped in four areas of the city following clashes between two groups in Jagatpur and Kalibari,officials said here on Sunday. District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash said that orders have been issued for closure of all schools and colleges in the city and no person was allowed to come out of the house. Besides this,a riot action plan was also being implemented. Trouble broke out in Baradari area Saturday when two groups clashed after a Janmashtami procession deviated from its fixed route and was stopped by some persons in Jagatpur Panwaria locality.

This led to heavy brick-batting between two groups and firing in which three persons,including a mother-son duo,were injured.