Twenty-five killed in Indian caste protests

Tens of thousands of lower-caste people wielding swords and knives were prevented from marching in troubled north-western India, where clashes involving police and rival communities have killed at least 25 in recent days.

An estimated 50,000 members of the Meena community had assembled near the village of Peepal Khera, 70 miles east of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state, said Madhukar Gupta, the commissioner of Jaipur division.