Burn Three Muslim men to death, dozens arrested in India

Burn Three Muslim men to death, dozens arrested in India

Hundreds of policemen assigned to deal with the problem in the state of Bihar.

At least 14 people were arrested in the state of Bihar, northern India, because three Muslim residents were burned alive when a mob set fire to dozens of homes.

The violence occurred on Sunday (18/01) at Ajitpur, Muzaffarpur district.

Violence seems to be triggered after the discovery of the body of a Hindu man in the village after the person lost more than a week.

A senior police officer told the BBC, the man loves a Muslim woman. "He was kidnapped and killed," he said.

"People gathered after the bodies were found and bake for about twenty huts of straw, at least three people were killed," a police officer Gupteshwar Pandey.

"The situation is tense but under control," he added.

Officials said the young man's father filed a missing persons report to the police on January 11 and accused a Muslim man kidnapped her son.

Bihar state government ordered the investigation of this incident and hundreds of police have been lowered.

Of the 1.2 billion people of India, Hindus numbered more than 80% while the followers of Islam less than 14%. (BBC)