Sticks, Stones, And Arson: 1 Dead, 17 Arrested In Madhya Pradesh Clash
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The incident, in which people from both sides used sticks and stones and also resorted to arson and firing, took place in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, an official said.
One man succumbed to bullet wounds and some people were injured in a clash between two groups in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, police said on Saturday.
The incident, in which people from both sides used sticks and stones and also resorted to arson and firing, took place in Khamaria Pauri village, some 115 kilometres from the district headquarters, an official said.
"Two shops and three two-wheelers were burnt in the violence. A man aged 25-26 succumbed to bullet injuries on Saturday morning. The injured have been admitted in Raisen district hospital and Bhopal's Hamidia hospital," Silwani Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) PN Goyal told PTI over phone.
He said 17 people have been arrested so far, adding that the violence started after a man from one community slapped a boy from another community during an argument.
