A young couple, belonging to different religious communities, eloped from Luhari Khurd village in Charthawal area of Muzaffarnagar on Monday, police said.
According to station house officer Sube Singh, the 18-year-old Muslim woman eloped with the 20-year-old dalit man from the same village and police are searching for them.
The woman's family has lodged a police complaint, charging abduction against the dalit youth.
Security has been tightened following tension in the village, where Muslims are the dominant community.
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Police said the dalit man family had fled the village, fearing an attack from the woman's family.
Muzaffarnagar had witnessed a spate of communal riots in August-September 2013 between Muslims and Jats. As many as 62 people were killed and 60,000 displaced in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
