Overview
- A wedding procession for two Dalit brothers entered an upper-caste locality in Narhauli, Mathura, and witnesses say residents objected to a picture of B.R. Ambedkar carried in the baraat, which contributed to tensions.
- Rooftop stone-pelting erupted and clashes followed, leaving a 70-year-old woman named Santoshi seriously injured and sent from a local health centre to the district hospital.
- Both sides accuse the other of causing damage: witnesses say baraatis ransacked a sweet shop, while the bride’s family alleges attackers damaged dowry items inside their home.
- Police and local officials eventually dispersed the crowd after some officers were briefly chased away, completed the wedding under heavy deployment, and stationed extra forces as a precaution.
- Investigations are under way but details differ across reports: police cite CCTV leads and say five people were detained while other statements record a case registered naming 16 people.