News X : The immediate cause of this weekend's violence appears to be the killings of three men following an incident involving the sexual harassment of a Hindu teenage girl. According to one account the brothers of the girl killed her persecutor but were then killed themselves by "members of his community".

Sexual harassment of women is widespread in rural villages in Uttar Pradesh and often leads to feuds and violence.

Rioting began in earnest on Saturday night after a meeting of thousands of Hindu farmers called for justice following the deaths. Officials said some of the farmers had given hate-filled speeches against Muslims at the meeting.

Clashes with Muslims broke out after the meeting, with many people carrying guns, swords and knives, said a senior police officer, Arun Kumar.

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