( CNN ) Two Muslims were burnt alive and another beaten to death in eastern India following the murder of a Hindu man . Muslim-owned houses in a village in Bihar state 's Muzaffarpur district were attacked and set on fire Sunday after the body of a Hindu man , reported missing since January 11 , was discovered in a field , police spokesman Gupteshwar Pandey told CNN . The victim 's father claimed his son was abducted for an apparent relationship with a Muslim woman , Pandey said . At least 14 arrests have been made so far , Pandey said . Muslims make up almost 13 % of India 's 1.2 billion mainly Hindu population . But the two communities have a history of violent -- occasionally deadly -- clashes . In 2002 , more than 50 people were killed in the western state of Gujarat after a train carrying Hindu pilgrims was set alight , allegedly by local Muslims . Eleven people were sentenced to death and 20 others were jailed for life for their roles in the attack , which sparked days of rioting across the region that left more than 1,000 people dead . In September 2013 , more than 60 people -- most of them Muslim -- died during sectarian rioting in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh state .
Three Hindu killed in attacks following the murder of a Hindu man in India 's Gupteshwar Pandey state . CNN 's father claims his son was abducted for relationship with Muslim woman , police say . Gujarat 's Hindu and Hindu communities have a history of violent clashes .