Police firing over communal violence in Dhule leaves three dead
05:42PM Mon 7 Jan, 2013
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Mumbai: Three people were killed when police fired at a mob after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule town in north Maharashtra today, leaving 50 people, mostly policemen, injured.
The violence started at a hotel over a trivial matter and spread to Machibazar and Madhavpura areas of the city, officials said.
A senior state official told PTI tonight that the police fired after violence erupted between two groups in Madhavpura area of the town. Three people were reportedly killed in the shooting but police said they were verifying the cause of death.
As many as 48 policemen were injured in the violence, the official said.
The condition of two people, including a policeman, is serious, he said.
The cause of the clash was reportedly a tiff over non-payment of a hotel bill by a group of four people, the official said.
After they were beaten up by the hotel staff for failing to pay the bill, they went away and returned with a large group after which the violence escalated, the official said.
The situation is now under control, he said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Home Minister RR Patil have appealed for maintaining peace in the area.
-PTI
Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
Mumbai: Three people were killed when police fired at a mob after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule town in north Maharashtra today, leaving 50 people, mostly policemen, injured.
The violence started at a hotel over a trivial matter and spread to Machibazar and Madhavpura areas of the city, officials said.
A senior state official told PTI tonight that the police fired after violence erupted between two groups in Madhavpura area of the town. Three people were reportedly killed in the shooting but police said they were verifying the cause of death.
As many as 48 policemen were injured in the violence, the official said.
The condition of two people, including a policeman, is serious, he said.
The cause of the clash was reportedly a tiff over non-payment of a hotel bill by a group of four people, the official said.
After they were beaten up by the hotel staff for failing to pay the bill, they went away and returned with a large group after which the violence escalated, the official said.
The situation is now under control, he said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Home Minister RR Patil have appealed for maintaining peace in the area.
-PTI
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