Bulldozers And Barricades Descend On Uttam Nagar After Holi Clash
One week after the alleged-killing of 26-year-old Tarun Kumar who was attacked after a Holi altercation, the JJ Colony in Uttam Nagar now remains heavily barricaded, with police and CRPF personnel stationed across the area and riot-control vehicles positioned at intervals. More than a dozen arrests have been made following the clash. The three-storied house of the accused has been partly bulldozed, while residents, living in a neighbourhood that is palpably tensed, stressed that the incident was a local dispute and not a communal clash. Outside Tarun’s house, over a dozen women surround his mother, trying to offer comfort as the neighbourhood struggled to make sense of what escalated into the deadly confrontation.
Tarun Kumar’s mother, Sunita, speaking to an Outlook reporter, recounting the incidents on Holi that escalated into the alleged killing of her son. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
Heavy deployment of CRPF personnel in the Uttam Nagar neighbourhood, aimed at preventing any communal tension. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
Shops in the Uttam Nagar area remain closed following a deadly clash during Holi. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
The neighbourhood, home to both Hindus and Muslims, decorated for the holy month of Ramzan | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
The neighbourhood, shared by Hindus and Muslims, adorned with Ramzan decorations. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
Police and CRPF personnel manning the barricades surrounding the houses of Tarun Kumar and the accused. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
The local police station in Uttam Nagar, located just a few kilometres from the scene of the crime. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
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