India, Feb. 2 -- Several members of a family from Dahod in Gujarat were allegedly assaulted inside a moving mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) train between Ratlam and Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after they opposed alleged sexual harassment of women members of the family.

The confrontation soon escalated into a scuffle with men from the Muslim community on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

The incident led to communal tension in Nagda town of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh, where large groups from both Hindu and Muslim communities gathered at the railway station to stage protests. Police used mild force to disperse the crowd.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Nagda registered two FIRs - one against the family from Gu...