India News | Dalit Woman Injured in Celebratory Firing in UP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Dalit woman has been injured in celebratory firing during a wedding function in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, following which an accused was arrested, police said on Friday.
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 10 (PTI) A Dalit woman has been injured in celebratory firing during a wedding function in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, following which an accused was arrested, police said on Friday.
Mehak (25) sustained a bullet injury in Bhaneda village on Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital in serious condition, they said.
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According to circle officer Sharestha Thakur, police have registered a case under IPC and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, against three youths -- Janak, Rajnish and Amrish.
One of them has been arrested and a country-made pistol has been seized, the police official said.
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