Malikpura Village

There is tight security in Malikapura village of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, where a prayer meeting was held at the home of two young Jat men who were murdered by a Muslim mob one year ago, leading to deadly riots in the area that left 65 people dead and thousands homeless.

Young girls in the area have been banned by concerned parents from walking to the nearest schools in Kawal village, where Muslims are in the majority - till three weeks ago, Hindu Jats from the adjoining village Malikpura lived peacefully with them.

There is tight security in Malikapura village of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, where a prayer meeting was held at the home of two young Jat men who were murdered by a Muslim mob one year ago, leading to deadly riots in the area that left 65 people dead and thousands homeless.

Young girls in the area have been banned by concerned parents from walking to the nearest schools in Kawal village, where Muslims are in the majority - till three weeks ago, Hindu Jats from the adjoining village Malikpura lived peacefully with them.