AGRA, Feb. 24 -- A minor traffic accident in the Refinery area of Mathura escalated into a violent clash, leading to the wedding ceremonies of two sisters from a Dalit family being called off and injuries to several guests.

A case was registered by the father of the brides against 15 named accused from upper caste and five including two main accused have been arrested, stated Sonu Kumar, the in charge of Refinery police station in Mathura on Friday.

The incident took place in Karnawal village, located within the limits of Mathura district, where a barat had arrived from a village in Deeg district, Rajasthan, for the wedding of Padam Singh's two daughters.

The FIR stated that on Friday night, both brides had gone to a beauty parlour in ...