On Monday there was a big problem in Doodhi Bhitta village in India. A young man named Mohammad Mojim Ansari from the village ran away with a woman from another community. People got really mad about this and a mob went to his village. They broke things and set three houses on fire which caused a lot of damage.
Mohammad and the woman met at a market about a year ago. They became friends then they became a couple. They mostly talked on the phone and sometimes met up. When they ran away together it made people so angry it led to the mob violence. It seems like the different communities they belonged to was a big part of why people reacted so strongly.
The mob didn’t just get angry they destroyed property and lit houses on fire. The police had to come from four different places to stop the violence and keep the peace. This whole thing shows how easily things can get dangerous when there are relationships between different communities. The police are still there making sure things stay calm and that there isn’t any more trouble.