Six die in Muslim-police clash in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : Six people were killed as police opened fire to break up a rampaging mob denouncing the desecration of a holy book, police and witnesses said Saturday.
The violence erupted around 7 p.m. Friday in Masuri area of Ghaziabad district adjoining Delhi.
The dead were identified by authorities as Asif, Waheed, Luckman, Amir, Wasim and Hayat. Two of them belonged to Meerut.
Three policemen were also critically injured in the violence. One of them almost had his head severed with a sharp-edged weapon.
According to Divisional Commissioner Mratyunjaya Narain, some “anti-social elements” in the mob started the violence after hundreds marched to the police station to complain against the desecration.
Even as the community leaders and police were discussing the modalities of the complaint, a section of the crowd went on the rampage, burning vehicles parked in the police station, police said.
Some people also fired at policemen, burnt the police barracks and mess, and moved towards the police residential premises.
The police then restored to firing.
Hundreds also blocked traffic on National Highway 24, burnt some private and public vehicles, and allegedly molested some women passengers.
The situation came under control only around midnight Friday, when police found bodies of the six victims.
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced Rs.500,000 to the families of each of the dead.
An ex-gratia of Rs.50,000 and Rs.100,000 were also announced for families of the injured.
almost if no all our muslim brothers are not peace loving people only few of them were,revenge to any if one of them get killed regardless that person is not involve, why not redirect the values our muslim brothers to transform into a peacefull loving constituents, this is the time ,now to progress and develop
It is an unfortunate incident where six people had been found dead during police fire. It is blunder committed by some one who had insulted the Holy Kuran. It is the duty of the police to nab the culprits who had insulted and abused the Holy Kuran.
It is my request to Muslim brothers to restrain themselves from violance and destruction as violance will pay nothing. Try to win the heart of other communities and put your protest with the higher authorities with their co-operation. Whosever had committed this henious crime while insulting and abusing Holy books only God will punish them. Please do not implicate
yourself in the net of dirty politics which are being played by our own religious fanatics as well as their leaders.