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Communal clashes in Poonch, Mandi
Fresh communal tensions flared up in Poonch and Mandi towns late on Monday night and Tuesday when they clashed with each other.
Jammu | August 27, 2008 12:00 AM IST
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Fresh communal tensions flared up in Poonch and Mandi towns late on Monday night and Tuesday when they clashed with each other.
Defying the curfew, Muslims took out three separate processions and moved towards the main town at around 11:30 pm. After reaching there, the mob of over a thousand people also raised provocative slogans. Soon, people from the Hindu community came out of their houses and countered the slogans. This led to stone pelting from both sides, which continued till security forces reached the spot around 12.30 am and dispersed the mob. One Vijay Kumar has been arrested in connection with the rioting.
A similar incident was also witnessed at Allah Peer Mohalla and Mandi town where Hindus took out protest rallies and demanded a judicial inquiry and compensation for shops and vehicles allegedly burnt by Muslims in four areas of the district on August 22.
Though curfew was in force in Poonch town, a protest rally was again organised on the day at Mandi. DIG of Rajouri-Poonch, Prithvi Raj Manhas said the situation was under control in all the areas of the district but curfew wasn8217;t relaxed in Poonch town. Meanwhile, members of both communities held a joint meeting in some parts of the district and formed a committee named 8220;Aman Shanti8221;.
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