By HT News Desk
Amid political tensions over the Sambhal clashes, violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah after a group of people opposed construction on a private plot claiming it to be Waqf property, officials said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalesar town and left several people injured, causing significant property damage, the officials further informed.
So far, two accused have been arrested and a case has been registered against 16 named suspects and around 150 unidentified others.
The incident comes just days after at least four people died and scores, including police personnel, were injured in Sambhal after a violent confrontation erupted over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque.
Etah violence: What exactly happened
The clash took place when some individuals, allegedly led by an accused named Rafiq, attempted to halt construction activities on a plot of land situated near a Dargah.
The plot is owned by one Anil Kumar Upadhyay and others, according to police, but the mob claimed that the said property belonged to the Waqf board.
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