Overview
- Additional paramilitary and police units have been deployed in the locality to deter further unrest, with officers monitoring CCTV and taking witness statements.
- The victim, identified as Tarun, died during treatment after a late‑night confrontation between two families from different communities, according to police and relatives.
- Protesters gathered outside Uttam Nagar police station demanding swift action, and officers intervened to prevent attempts to attack the other family’s home.
- Separate Holi‑related incidents were reported elsewhere: two youths were run over by a train near Mohali and at least 18 people were injured in citywide clashes there, police said.
- Police also acted on other disturbances, arresting 10 after a Greater Noida society brawl, detaining 20 following stone‑pelting in Shahjahanpur, and holding a 14‑year‑old on suspicion of affray after a brief scuffle at a Harrow Holi event in London.