Youths clash in police station

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25 Sep 2007, 0224 hrs IST ,TNN

JALANDHAR: With clashes, that shook Haryana's Gohana district after
Dalit youth Rakesh was allegedly killed by Jat youth after being
acquitted in the murder of a Jat youth, still fresh in mind, 12
persons were booked on Sunday for attempt to murder after a violent
clash between the two communities in Punjab's Jamsher village. Five
were reportedly injured, including four from the Jat community.

According to the police, Sukha of Jamsher village and Deepa of Bhode
Sarpai village were at logger heads and following a dispute, they were
called to Jamsher police chowki for a compromise, where they again had
an altercation.

"When Dalit sarpanch Bujha Ram's driver was driving back the Dalit
community to the village to avoid further tension, the other group
attacked the vehicle near the police post gate and they clashed within
chowki premises," said a police official.

The youths reportedly attacked each other with swords and other
sharp-edged weapons. Chowki in-charge Om Parkash was transferred for
failing to control the situation.

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