Uttar Pradesh: Woman dead, 5 injured in clashes over barking of dog in Ballia

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A 50-year-old woman died and five other people were injured following clashes between two sides over barking of a dog in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

A case has been registered against three people and two have been arrested, they said.

"Two groups clashed with each other following arguments over barking of a dog in a village under Bairiya police station area. 50-year-old Lal Muni and five others were injured in the incident on Tuesday night," Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Prasad Tiwari said on Wednesday.

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They were rushed to a hospital where Muni was declared dead by doctors, he said.

An FIR has been against three persons on the basis of a complaint filed by Muni's son, he said.

"We have arrested Shiv Sagar Bind and his son Ajit over the incident. The body has been sent for a postmortem examination," said the officer.

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