India News | UP: 3 Injured in Inter-caste Fight After Dalit Groom Stopped from Mounting Horse

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) Three people of a Dalit community were injured in a clash during a wedding allegedly when some men from the upper class of the village objected to the groom's mounting a horse as part of the tradition, police said on Monday.

The incident took place in Madakarimupr village under the Khatauli Police Station jurisdiction.

Also Read | Telangana Local Body Elections: Government Mulls Hike in Backward Class Quota for Upcoming Polls.

Circle Officer Ramashish Yadav said the fight broke out when the groom's party started playing "casteist" songs during the horse mounting ceremony.

However, in its complaint, the groom's side alleged that some people from the upper caste objected to the youth's mounting the horse, an age-old custom in the north, saying that Dalits do not have the right to sit on a horse.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Man Kills Wife in Bulandshahr in Domestic Row.

The wedding party was allegedly attacked with sharp weapons, sticks and guns, it said.

Several wedding guests, including the groom's brother, sustained injuries in the attack, the FIR said.

Yadav said police have registered a case against eight people under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and SC/ST Act and have arrested two of them.

Security has been deployed in the village to prevent any further flare-ups.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)