Kasganj Violence

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi says Kasganj violence was planned, Muslims now being targetted

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday alleged that Muslims are being targetted by investigators in the aftermath of the Kasganj communal riots in Uttar Pradesh.

Delhi Police arrests sharpshooter from Kasganj in early morning encounter; aide manages to escape

The Delhi Police arrested Kasganj sharpshooter Munawwar alias Tanwir in an early Monday morning encounter in the Okhla Mandi area in Delhi

Kasganj violence: 'Such minor incidents happen often,' says UP minister Satyadev Pachauri

Stoking a potential controversy, Uttar Pradesh minister Satyadev Pachauri on Saturday termed the violence in Kasganj a "minor incident".

Kasganj violence: Police arrest another accused for murder of Chandan Gupta in Uttar Pradesh clashes

Rahat Qureshi, an accused in the killing of a youth in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj after which communal violence started, was arrested on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Police said

Kasganj violence: Family of youth killed claim they are being threatened, seek police protection

Police beefed up the security outside the house of Chandan Gupta after his family alleged they were being threatened if they pursue their son's murder case.

Rajya Sabha adjourned for 50 minutes as Samajwadi Party, Congress protest Kasganj violence

Noisy protests by Samajwadi Party (SP) members over communal clashes at Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh forced the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha on Friday morning

Kasganj riots: Fresh violence erupts despite curfew; police say shops, religious structure damaged to arouse hatred

In a fresh outbreak of violence, a mosque was damaged, a shop was burnt, and locals got into heated altercations at different places in Kasganj district in the last 24 hours.

UP government probes if Kasganj violence was pre-planned as city remains on edge

The Uttar Pradesh government in its report to the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday said it was in the process of ascertaining if the violence and arson were pre-planned in Kasganj

Yogi Adityanath breaks silence over Kasganj violence, says anarchy 'has no place' in Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath broke his silence on Kasganj violence promising action against those involved even as politics brewed over the clashes with Union minister Giriraj Singh claiming that media would have chosen a "different" line if the killed youth was from the minority community

Kashganj violence: Home ministry seeks report from Uttar Pradesh govt on communal clashes that killed one

The Centre on Tuesday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the communal clashes in Kasganj, where one person was killed and two others were injured