<p>A day after protesters clashed with police in neighbouring Shamli district, railway police today said that they have booked five persons for the alleged attack on members of a religious group on a train which had led to tension and efforts were on to nab them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A protest by members of the Tablighi Jamaat against the alleged incident in which five members of their community were assaulted on Friday by some youths on board a Delhi-Kandhla train had turned violent yesterday. The mob laid a siege to a police station, pelted stones and set afire vehicles. 16 policemen were injured in the violence.<br /><br />Deputy Superintendent of Railway Police Pritibala Gupta today told reporters that a case was registered and efforts were on to nab the accused in the train assault case.One of the victims Farok Ali has lodged a complaint with the railway police alleging that five miscreants had beaten up passengers, misbehaved with them and robbed their belongings on board the train.<br /><br />Following the violence, security had been tightened and extra police force deployed in the town.<br /><br />To disperse the violent protesters, police had fired teargas shells and also resorted to a baton charge, in which in one person was injured, police said.<br /><br />Muzaffarnagar and surrounding districts including Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh were rocked by communal riots in September 2013 which had left over 60 people dead and displaced thousands of others.</p>
<p>A day after protesters clashed with police in neighbouring Shamli district, railway police today said that they have booked five persons for the alleged attack on members of a religious group on a train which had led to tension and efforts were on to nab them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A protest by members of the Tablighi Jamaat against the alleged incident in which five members of their community were assaulted on Friday by some youths on board a Delhi-Kandhla train had turned violent yesterday. The mob laid a siege to a police station, pelted stones and set afire vehicles. 16 policemen were injured in the violence.<br /><br />Deputy Superintendent of Railway Police Pritibala Gupta today told reporters that a case was registered and efforts were on to nab the accused in the train assault case.One of the victims Farok Ali has lodged a complaint with the railway police alleging that five miscreants had beaten up passengers, misbehaved with them and robbed their belongings on board the train.<br /><br />Following the violence, security had been tightened and extra police force deployed in the town.<br /><br />To disperse the violent protesters, police had fired teargas shells and also resorted to a baton charge, in which in one person was injured, police said.<br /><br />Muzaffarnagar and surrounding districts including Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh were rocked by communal riots in September 2013 which had left over 60 people dead and displaced thousands of others.</p>