10-22-2006, 08:26 PM
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According to information some youth objected to bursting of firecrackers late Saturday night in Muzaffarnagar. While the youth of other community refused to stop bursting crackers after midnight, the other side started brick batting resulting into the spread of violence in Kotwali area of the town. One person Pankaj Kumar was killed when some unidentified miscreants opened fire from a country made pistol. Pankaj succumbed to gun shot injuries on Sunday morning.
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday announced compensation of Rs five lakh to family members of Pankaj Kumar. A FIR was registered against five persons and one accused had been arrested.
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According to information some youth objected to bursting of firecrackers late Saturday night in Muzaffarnagar. While the youth of other community refused to stop bursting crackers after midnight, the other side started brick batting resulting into the spread of violence in Kotwali area of the town. One person Pankaj Kumar was killed when some unidentified miscreants opened fire from a country made pistol. Pankaj succumbed to gun shot injuries on Sunday morning.
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday announced compensation of Rs five lakh to family members of Pankaj Kumar. A FIR was registered against five persons and one accused had been arrested.
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