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{{Infobox civil conflict
| title        = 2018 Kasganj violence
| partof       =
| image        =
| caption      =
| map_type   = India Uttar Pradesh
| map_label  = Kasganj 
| map_caption     = Location of violence in Kasganj, India
|date= 26 January 2018
| place        = [[Kasganj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| coordinates  = {{coord|27.82|N|78.65|E|display=inline,title}}
| causes       = Clash between Hindu-Muslim during a bike rally on Republic day
| fatalities   = 1 death 
| injuries     = 2<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=v|title=Home Ministry seeks report from Uttar Pradesh government on Kasganj violence
|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/kasganj-republic-day-celebrations-home-ministry-uttar-pradesh-government-communal-violence-crime-punishment/193931|publisher=[[Times Now]]|date=30 January 2018}}</ref> 
}}

'''Kasganj violence''' took place on 26 January 2018, in [[Kasganj]], a district in [[Western Uttar Pradesh]], when 22-year-old student of commerce named Chandan Gupta died in communal clashes that broke out in a Muslim-majority locality of Kasganj during an "Tiranga bike rally" organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the state to mark the 69th [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kasganj violence: All you need to know|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttar-pradesh-kasganj-violence-all-you-need-to-know-5041060/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=27 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kasganj violence: Muslim man's garment shop burnt down; probe launched|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/kasganj-violence-muslim-man-s-garment-shop-burnt-down-probe-launched-118013000119_1.html|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=v|title=Wary Kasganj tries to come to terms with burst of violence|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/wary-kasganj-grapples-with-unprecedented-violence/article22568349.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 January 2018}}</ref>

== Background ==
On 26 January 2018, A ''Tiranga yatra'' was organized by members of the local unit of the BJP-affiliated students' group, [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) to mark the 69th [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]. The clash came about after a group in Badu Nagar objected to nationalistic slogans being raised via bike-borne members of the ''Tiranga Yatra'', which had started out from the Bilram Gate area. But as per police, the clash broke out when a member of the student union allegedly slapped by the Muslim group.{{what?|date=February 2018}} A 22 years old, Chandan Gupta, was shot dead,<ref>{{cite news|title=Kasganj Violence: We Want Martyr Status for Our Son, Says Victim's Family|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/kasganj-violence-we-want-martyr-status-for-our-son-says-victims-family-1644811.html|publisher=[[News18]]|date=29 January 2018}}</ref> and another man named Noushad was admitted to a hospital in Aligarh district after being shot in the leg. Later, the shops were burnt and property was vandalized while returning from the cremation of Chandan Gupta by mobsters. The mobsters were mainly from Muslim community.<ref>{{cite news|title=UP tale of two fathers: One loses son to communal clash at Kasganj, other pines for newborn|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/up-tale-of-two-fathers-one-loses-son-other-pines-for-newborn-to-communal-clash-at-kasganj-5042900/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=29 January 2018}}</ref>.The injured and dead were from hindu families Chandan Gupta who was shot by a muslim youth Saleem Javed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-31|title=Kasganj violence: Prime accused in murder of Chandan Gupta arrested|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kasganj-violence-prime-accused-in-murder-of-chandan-gupta-arrested-say-police/story-aMAol2SNW7wF22w5k9ujrK.html|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== Aftermath == 
A special team was set up by the [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]. UP CM [[Yogi Adityanath]]  condoled the loss of life in the Kasganj violence and urged people to maintain peace and harmony. The government shut down internet service in the district.  On 28 January, 81 people were arrested.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pandey|first1=Alok|title=81 Arrested In UP's Kasganj Town After Violence Over A Death, Internet Shut Down|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/violence-again-erupts-in-ups-kasganj-buses-shops-set-on-fire-1805270|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=28 January 2018}}</ref>

Dr Puja Shakun Pande, state president of the [[Hindu Mahasabha]], was held under preventive detention in her house.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Saxena|first1=Pradeep|title=Kasganj violence: Hindu Mahasabha leader under preventive detention|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/kasganj-violence-hindu-mahasabha-leader-under-preventive-detention/story-YLt9BKMTMoHznOrnoKvKOM.html|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

[[Ram Naik]] has described the Kasganj communal clashes as a "blot" on the UP state.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Subhash|first1=Subhash|last2=Chauhan|first2=Arvind|title=Kasganj violence a blot on UP, says governor Ram Naik|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kasganj-violence-a-blot-on-up-says-governor-ram-naik/articleshow/62701078.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sth|first1=Maulshree|last2=Angad|first2=Abhishek|last3=Ghosal|first3=Aniruddha|title=Kasganj violence 'blot on UP, shameful', says Governor; SP shunted out|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kasganj-violence-city-sp-transferred-up-governor-calls-incident-a-blot-on-the-state-5043649/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

Former UP CM and [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] chief [[Mayawati]] blamed the BJP government for the communal violence and criticed the [[Yogi Adityanath]] government in the state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kasganj violence due to 'criminalisation' of BJP, says BSP chief Mayawati|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kasganj-violence-due-to-criminalisation-of-bjp-says-bsp-supremo-mayawati/article22542579.ece#comments|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 January 2018}}</ref> [[Kalraj Mishra]] termed the incident 'very unfortunate'.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kasganj violence 'very unfortunate': Kalraj Mishra|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kasganj-violence-very-unfortunate-kalraj-mishra/articleshow/62761453.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 February 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Riots and civil disorder in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 in India]]
[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh (1947–present)]]
[[Category:2012 disasters in India]]
[[Category:Kasganj district]]
[[Category:Religiously motivated violence in India]]