<p> In a bid to prevent rumour mongering through social media, the Uttar Pradesh administration on Thursday blocked mobile internet and messaging services in Saharanpur where two people were killed and over a dozen injured in sectarian clashes.<br /><br />“Anti-social elements had been using the internet to spread false rumours,” said a senior official in Saharanpur.<br /><br />The authorities also imposed Section 144 and a ban on any kind of assembly, protest rally and demonstration in the district. “Security personnel have been patrolling the troubled spots to ensure peace,” the official said. <br /><br />Sources said the Centre had sought a report on the violence from the state government, and added no untoward incident was reported anywhere in the district on Thursday. <br /><br />The government had on Wednesday suspended the district magistrate and the police chief on charges of laxity. <br /><br />The newly appointed district magistrate and police chief visited Shabbirpur village where Thakurs and Dalits had clashed a few days ago over taking out a procession. Several houses belonging to members of both communities had been torched. <br /><br />So far, 25 people have been arrested in connection with the violence. The UP government has come under attack from political rivals over recurring violence in Saharanpur. <br /><br /></p>
<p> In a bid to prevent rumour mongering through social media, the Uttar Pradesh administration on Thursday blocked mobile internet and messaging services in Saharanpur where two people were killed and over a dozen injured in sectarian clashes.<br /><br />“Anti-social elements had been using the internet to spread false rumours,” said a senior official in Saharanpur.<br /><br />The authorities also imposed Section 144 and a ban on any kind of assembly, protest rally and demonstration in the district. “Security personnel have been patrolling the troubled spots to ensure peace,” the official said. <br /><br />Sources said the Centre had sought a report on the violence from the state government, and added no untoward incident was reported anywhere in the district on Thursday. <br /><br />The government had on Wednesday suspended the district magistrate and the police chief on charges of laxity. <br /><br />The newly appointed district magistrate and police chief visited Shabbirpur village where Thakurs and Dalits had clashed a few days ago over taking out a procession. Several houses belonging to members of both communities had been torched. <br /><br />So far, 25 people have been arrested in connection with the violence. The UP government has come under attack from political rivals over recurring violence in Saharanpur. <br /><br /></p>
