Three Muslim men were killed in firing from terraces and 23 men of the Jat community were arrested. This has left a number of Jat households with no men, and the women say they are feeling “insecure” and “intimidated”. Residents of neighbouring villages were involved in the incident but Jat men from this village were victimised,” alleged RP Singh, a VHP member. We are building higher walls around our houses because we feel insecure.”Locals said the village has roughly 1,300 Muslim and 300 Jat voters. Police dismissed the allegations of ‘insecurity’ by Jat women and suggested it could be a tactic to build pressure to release the accused.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2016 20:14 UTC