Police inspect a Dalit hamlet at Batheti village in Jaunpur on Wednesday where 10 houses were set on fire on Tuesday night. (Express photo: Kumar Ashish) Police inspect a Dalit hamlet at Batheti village in Jaunpur on Wednesday where 10 houses were set on fire on Tuesday night. (Express photo: Kumar Ashish)Around 10 houses of Dalit families were set on fire after a clash with Muslims at Batheti village in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night, leading to tension in the area. By Wednesday evening, police had arrested 37 of the 57 named in the FIR lodged on a complaint filed by Dalit community. According to police, the clashes erupted after two groups of Dalit and Muslim boys had an altercation over cattle grazing.

Source: Indian Express June 11, 2020 20:25 UTC