Inter-faith couple elope; tension in UP village

A young couple, belonging to different religious communities, eloped from Luhari Khurd village in Charthawal area here on Monday, police said.

According to station house officer Sube Singh, the 18-year-old Muslim woman eloped with the 20-year-old Dalit man from the same village and police are searching for their whereabouts.

The woman's family has lodged a police complaint charging abduction against the youth.

Security has been tightened following tensions in the Muslim-dominant village.

Police said the Dalit family had fled the village fearing an attack from the woman's family.