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Normalcy finally returns to Kasganj, Over 80 arrested

Kasganj: Some level of normalcy is finally said to settle in the district of Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh after Sunday afternoon when clashes broke out between two groups in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district over an unauthorised 'Tiranga rally' and prevailed since Republic Day. More than 80 people have been arrested.

Peace meetings were called by local residents, traders, political leaders, police officials and local administration.

The meeting, headed by Aligarh divisional commissioner Subhas Chandra Sharma, was attended by ADG Agra zone Ajay Anand, BJP Sadar MLA Devendra Singh Rajput, BJP district president Purendar Singh Solanki, former Samajwadi party MLA Hasrat Ullah Sherwani, former Kasganj Nagar Palika chairperson Chaudhary Nural Hasan and traders' leader Amit Paltani along with 40 other local residents.

Uttar Pradesh Police claimed that the situation was now again turning normal. "We are speaking to the people, the guilty are being arrested, intensive checking and house-to-house searches were undertaken. And this is the reason why the situation is absolutely under control. The police acted swiftly and controlled the situation, and we have intensified patrolling since the outbreak of the tension," DGP OP Singh said in Lucknow.

The violence took place on Republic Day following a group of youths who made an attempt to instigate a particular community by resorting to verbal abuse while they were hoisting national flag. The Police have however, arrested the accused to settle the dispute.

On Republic Day, around 200 young people started using abusive language and emphasised to hoist saffron colour with tricolour flag to promote nationalism. This led to heated debate and violent clashes.

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