Delhi: Seven held after man dies following Holi clash, property linked to one accused demolished

Six persons were arrested and a minor detained in connection with the death of a 26-year-old man after a clash that broke out during a Holi celebration in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.

The man who died was identified as Tarun Kumar. He sustained severe injuries in the clash and died while undergoing treatment on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday in the JJ Colony area of Hasthsal village. A water balloon accidentally thrown by an 11-year-old girl from the third floor of a building fell on a Muslim woman standing below, triggering an argument between two neighbouring families from different religious communities, the newspaper reported.

The dispute soon escalated into a physical clash, The New Indian Express quoted the police as saying.

Dwarka Deputy Commissioner of Police Kushal Pal Singh said family members from “both sides gathered on the street and exchanged blows”, the newspaper reported.

“Three people from one side and five from the other sustained injuries,” The New Indian Express quoted Singh as saying. “Except one, all the injured were discharged the same day.”

The six persons arrested in the case were identified as: Umardeen, Jummadeen, Kamruddin, Mustaque, Muzzafar and Tahir.

On Sunday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi demolished a property linked to one of the accused in the case, ANI reported.

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