37 held for setting dalit homes ablaze in UP

VARANASI: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered strict action against the accused who attacked dalits and set their homes on fire in a Jaunpur village on Tuesday evening, following which 37 accused were arrested on Thursday and total compensation of over Rs 10 lakh was given to the victims.
Taking note of the incident, CM Yogi had ordered invoking NSA and Gangster Act against the accused and departmental action against the SO Sarai Khwaja for failing to control the situation.
On Tuesday night, a group of people from one community had attacked some dalits in Bhadethi village, ransacked their homes and set their homes on fire.
SP Jaunpur Ashok Kumar Sharma said, "Bhadethi had witnessed violence over a minor dispute between children of Dalits and other community. The village head intervened and the situation normalised, but at night a group of people from one community attacked the Dalit families, ransacked their homes and set them on fire."