1 Dead as Protests for Caste Benefits Turn Violent in India

Police say paramilitary forces shot and killed one person as protests for government benefits turned violent in northern India. Thousands of people belonging to the Jat agricultural community were protesting on Friday in Rohtak, a town in Haryana state, to demand caste quota benefits, such as guaranteed government jobs or university spots. Police officer Saurabh Singh says up to 20 people were injured in the clashes as protesters also fired and hurled rocks at paramilitary...

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