Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Five Arrested After Muzaffarnagar Clash, Canal Body Recovered
Two groups clashed in Belda village in Muzaffarnagar on August 31.
During the clash, four young men jumped into a canal to get away.
Three came out, but 20-year-old Vansh Kashyap drowned.
His body was found on Wednesday evening and sent for a post-mortem examination.
Police arrested five people in connection with the incident.
A juvenile was placed under police protection.
Police registered a case against eight people under a law covering culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Some angry people tried to block the road outside the Bhopa police station.
Extra police were sent to the area to help prevent further trouble.
Police arrested five people after a clash between two groups in Belda village, Muzaffarnagar.
A juvenile was taken into police protection in connection with the case.
The body of 20-year-old Vansh Kashyap was recovered from the Ganga canal on Wednesday evening.
Police said four youths entered the canal while trying to escape the clash; three survived.
A case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against eight people, and security was increased.
- Who
- Police arrested five people and took a juvenile into police protection; the deceased was 20-year-old Vansh Kashyap.
- What
- A clash between two groups led to Kashyap drowning in the Ganga canal, followed by arrests and a police case.
- When
- The clash occurred on August 31; Kashyap's body was recovered on Wednesday evening, with the report dated September 2.
- Where
- The clash took place in Belda village in the Bhopa area of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh; the body was recovered from the Ganga canal.
- Why
- Police said four youths jumped into the canal to save themselves during the clash.
- Arrests
- Five people were arrested.
- Juvenile
- A juvenile was taken into police protection.
- Deceased
- Vansh Kashyap, 20, drowned in the Ganga canal.
- Incident date
- The clash occurred on August 31.
- Case
- A case was registered under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Accused
- Police registered the case against eight people, including Rizwan, Afzal, Bholu, Bakshi, Ajuba and a juvenile.
- Security
- Additional police personnel were deployed after people tried to block the road outside Bhopa police station.