Rise in communal violence incidents in Uttar Pradesh in 2016
There has been an increase in the number of incidents of communal violence in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh in 2016 as compared to 2015, according to a statement submitted by Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. While 155 incidents of violence were reported in UP in 2015, the number went up to 162 in 2016.