Jalandhar: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was deployed in Jalandhar on June 6 morning after a large number of dalits, brandishing swords and 'lathis', came out on the streets pelting stones and burning vehicles to protest the killing of a youth in police firing.

CRPF was deployed to quell violence as protestors torched at least four vehicles and stoned police personnel.

One person was killed and 11 others were injured when police opened fire to disperse members of Jat Sikh community and dalits who clashed at two places in the district on June 5 night prompting authorities to clamp curfew in Palhan village.

Police sources said that the dalits of Buta Mandi in the heart of the city took to the streets on June 6 morning, demanding immediate suspension of the police personnel allegedly responsible for the firing.

The mob burnt two trucks in Buta Mandi while two buses were torched at Maksoda locality.

PTI