13 held in Roorkee communal clash

people, including former Khanpur MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion’s uncle, were arrested on Thursday in connection with the forcible evacuation of a scrapdealer’s shop that led to communal clash in Landhaura area of Roorkee.

Champion’s uncle Rajkumar Krishna Singh and 12 others have been arrested in connection with the clashes that took place on Wednesday, leaving 32 injured, Manglaur Circle Officer Pratap Singh said. Singh has been charged with throwing a religious book and other objects kept in the scrapdealer’s shop as he wanted the scrapdealer to vacate the space that belonged to him, 

he said. 

The clashes had erupted after members of the minority community accused Singh of desecrating their religious book.