Communal riots broke out in Nanglamal area near Meerut Friday evening in which one person died and nearly a dozen were injured. Heavy police arrangements were made to ensure that the communal flare-up does not spread to other areas as Meerut has already witnessed communal trouble in different areas twice since last fortnight.
The incident took place when members of two communities had a verbal tiff over blaring loudspeakers at the temple and a nearby mosque. Things got out of hand when members of one community damaged the loudspeaker of the temple. This led to the clash, during which bullets were fired, forcing the police to lathicharge the mobs twice.
One Sunil died of bullet injury while another person, Shahid, was hospitalised. Eleven others sustained injuries in the clash. A woman, Suman, died of heart attack after she saw her son get wounded in the clash.
In-charge of the Mundali police station Wasim Khan was suspended by SSP Deepak Kumar for his inability to contain the crowd. As a precautionary measure, personnel of the Rapid Action and PAC have been deployed at areas which have a mixed population in the city. "The situation is under control but we are not taking any chances," said SSP Deepak Kumar.
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