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Saharanpur, India (July 26, 2014): According to recent reports curfew was imposed in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) following a clash that broke out between Sikhs and another community over a plot of land belonging to a Gurudwara Sahib. The clash reportedly broke out today following which curfew was clamped in the area. Exact details of what happened at Saharanpur were not available. Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) tried to reach out some local sources but they were not available. Whatever details are available in Indian media are confusing as these news reports did not identify the “communities” that “clashed” with each other. Moreover there were not sufficient details as to that triggered that clash. Saharanpur Incident According to the police the situation went out of control as members from both the communities started pelting stones at each other and set several shops and vehicles on fire. Heavy contingent of police force, led by senior officials, reached the spot to bring the situation under control. The police used tear gas shells to quell the irate mob from both the sides. Later, Section 144 had been imposed in the city. According to Indian media reports said a land, adjacent to Gurudwara, was seized by another community that hurt the sentiment of people from the other group. The differences further worsened after a local court delivered its verdict in favour of one particular community upsetting the other. http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2014/07/26/curfew-clamped-in-saharanpur-after-clashes-arson/