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Thirty Injured in Communal Clashes in India's Tripura State
Thirty Injured in Communal Clashes in India's Tripura State
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Some media outlets also reported that the indigenous community was enraged after they saw Muslims constructing houses in a forest area. However, police have... 12.09.2022, Sputnik International
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As many as 30 people, including eight women and four policemen, suffered injuries in the Indian state of Tripura after clashes erupted between the indigenous community and Muslims in Gomati district, Indian media reported on Monday.As of Monday morning, ten people had been admitted to hospital and a police vehicle had been set on fire by an angered mob.On Sunday, around 200 members of the indigenous community allegedly attacked Muslims living in the area. The community alleged that 28 Muslim families encroached on the reserve forest areas around Killa Village and started living there."They burned down our property," one Muslim man told Eastmojo.com.In retaliation, Muslims attacked the indigenous community despite police efforts to stop them.Muslims claim that they are legally entitled to live on the land after the court provided protection to them while a petition for legal permanency is being heard. In 2019, tribal leaders alleged that Muslims in the area were trying to encroach on the forest land, after which Muslims filed petitions seeking legal permission to live on the forest land.Meanwhile, senior police officer Dhurba Nath said that the problem between these two communities had been a regular issue for the last couple of years. As the matter of the land settlement is still pending in the courts, no one should be allowed to carry out any construction in the area, he added.Heavy security has been deployed in the area following the clashes.
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Thirty Injured in Communal Clashes in India's Tripura State
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Some media outlets also reported that the indigenous community was enraged after they saw Muslims constructing houses in a forest area. However, police have yet commented on what triggered the clashes.
As many as 30 people, including eight women and four policemen, suffered injuries in the Indian state of Tripura after
clashes erupted between the indigenous community and Muslims in Gomati district, Indian media reported on Monday.
As of Monday morning, ten people had been admitted to hospital and a police vehicle had been set on fire by an angered mob.
On Sunday, around 200 members of the indigenous community allegedly attacked Muslims living in the area. The community alleged that 28 Muslim families encroached on the reserve forest areas around Killa Village and started living there.
"They burned down our property," one Muslim man told Eastmojo.com.
In retaliation,
Muslims attacked the indigenous community despite police efforts to stop them.
Muslims claim that they are legally entitled to live on the land after the court provided protection to them while a petition for legal permanency is being heard. In 2019, tribal leaders alleged that Muslims in the area were trying to encroach on the forest land, after which Muslims filed petitions seeking legal permission to live on the forest land.
Meanwhile, senior police officer Dhurba Nath said that the problem between these two communities had been a regular issue for the last couple of years. As the matter of the land settlement is still pending in the courts, no one should be allowed to carry out any construction in the area, he added.
Heavy security has been
deployed in the area following the clashes.
