Violent clashes including stone-pelting broke out between members of the Valmiki community and the police in Agra and Firozabad on Saturday over the alleged gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras by four upper caste men. The Hathras victim, who died on Tuesday at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, was from the Valmiki community.
On Saturday, members of the Valmiki community in Agra and Firozabad came out on the streets to protest against the Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath and the UP police's handling of the case.