Meerut (UP), March 31 -- More than half a dozen persons were injured when a minor altercation took a violent turn after Eid prayers, leading to a major scuffle and firing in Siwalkhas town of Meerut district here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said.
Police sources said that the incident took place when people from the Muslim community had gathered at the canal-side graveyard to read Fateha after offering Eid prayers. "The dispute that started a day earlier turned into a brawl between two groups named Niyat and Badam," they said.
Police sources said that as per eyewitness's account, lathis were used, stones were pelted, and several rounds of bullets were fired, leading to panic and a stampede in the area. More than half a doz...