Holi war in Delhi

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A 26-year-old man died in Delhi's Uttam Nagar following a brawl between two families that reportedly began over a Holi water balloon, with the incident subsequently taking a communal turn. Police and neighbors stressed the families' long-standing association and repeated local disputes over parking and garbage, while tensions remain high in the jhuggi-jhopri colony.

The death of a 26-year-old man in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, allegedly after a brawl between members of two families over a Holi water balloon, soon took a communal turn. Police and neighbours emphasised a five-decade-long familial association with repeated altercations over neighbourhood issues such as parking and garbage. Shrimansi Kaushik and Suruchi Kumari report on the affected families and the residents of the jhuggi-jhopri colony, where the atmosphere remains tense