Two killed in mob violence

KANPUR, MARCH 17. Two persons were killed, and a sub-inspector injured, as violence flared up here today over the burning of a copy of the Quran. A mob set on fire four places of worship, and about a dozen shops belonging to minorities, forcing the authorities to extend indefinite curfew in two more police station areas.

The U.P. Government transferred District Magistrate, Mr. Anita Bhatnagar Jain and senior Superintendent of Police, Mr. G. P. Sharma.

- PTI

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