MATHURA , India, June 3 (UPI) -- At least 24 people died when police attempted to evict about 3,000 squatters from a Mathura, India, public park. Two police officers were among the dead.
Police moved in after obtaining a court order to evict the group, members of an obscure religious sect with radical political demands, to remove tents and makeshift residences. The squatters responded with gunfire and stone throwing, and local media reported hand grenades were thrown.