11 injured in UP village in scuffle over Facebook comment

Ballia, October 27

Eleven persons were injured when two groups clashed over a comment on social media in Narayanpur village of the district, police said on Wednesday.

A case has been registered against 36 persons and 11 of them have been arrested, they said.

A scuffle broke out between two men over a comment under a Facebook post in Narayanpur village on Tuesday evening, Bansdih Circle officer Priti Tripathi said.

It escalated into a full blown clash between two groups in which 11 persons were injured,she said.

The injured were admitted to a local government hospital, and three of them were referred to the district hospital.

Considering the sensitive environment after the scuffle, additional police force has been deployed in the village, Tripathi said. PTI