Tag: Communal clashes in Pilibhit

Pilibhit, June 6 Communal tension prevailed in Rohaniya village in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district where a mob ransacked a temple and took away the idols. In the incident which took place on Wednesday evening, the mob also broke the loudspeakers in the temple. The police have registered a complaint against five men but no arrests have been made yet. According to reports, the temple situated on the outskirts of the village, attracts a sizeable crowd of devotees every evening and devotional songs are played on the loudspeakers. The village has both Hindu and...