VIOLENCE IN BENARES
MUEDEIi OF MERCHANT
WHO DEFIED CLOTH BOYCOTT
DELHI, 14th February. There is a. tense situation in Benares following the murder of Mohammed Aglia, a, prominent Moslem merchant, who persisted in the sale of British cloth against the Congress boycott. As Agha's body was being taken to tho station for conveyance to Peshawar, Moslem mourners demanded the closure of Hindu shops as a mark of respect. Tho Hindus refused, and their shops were looted. They then attacked, and a general.conflict between Hindus and Moslems followed.
The police, while endeavouring to separate the contestants, were fiercely attacked and opened fire. British troops were called out and arc at present patrolling the city with armed police). Up to tho present there have been three killed and nearly a hundred wounded.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 39, 16 February 1931, Page 9
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130VIOLENCE IN BENARES Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 39, 16 February 1931, Page 9
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