UP witnessed 60 communal incidents, 16 deaths in 2017
Uttar Pradesh witnessed the highest number of communal incidents in India in 2017 with 60 incidents and 16 deaths, according to data released by the Home Ministry in Parliament. A total of 296 communal incidents and 44 deaths have been reported across the country this year. The number of incidents in 2015 and 2016 were 751 and 703 respectively.  