<p>Tension prevailed at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district after a Dalit man's shop was set on fire following his marriage with a woman from Other Backward Class (OBC) community, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Seven people were arrested under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and prohibitory orders were imposed at Bisnur village, an official said.</p>.<p>A case under the SC-ST Act was registered against a total of 23 people, said Superintendent of Police Karthikeyan K.</p>.<p>A 21-year-old Dalit man and a 19-year-old woman, both residents of the village, got married recently despite opposition from the woman's family, he said.</p>.<p>Some of her relatives were allegedly harassing the couple, and on Friday night the man's shop was set on fire, leading to tension in the village, the SP said.</p>.<p>Karthikeyan and district collector Tejasvi Nayak met both the families, appealing for peace, he said.</p>.<p>A police team has been deployed in the village and the situation was under control, the SP added. </p>
<p>Tension prevailed at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district after a Dalit man's shop was set on fire following his marriage with a woman from Other Backward Class (OBC) community, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Seven people were arrested under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and prohibitory orders were imposed at Bisnur village, an official said.</p>.<p>A case under the SC-ST Act was registered against a total of 23 people, said Superintendent of Police Karthikeyan K.</p>.<p>A 21-year-old Dalit man and a 19-year-old woman, both residents of the village, got married recently despite opposition from the woman's family, he said.</p>.<p>Some of her relatives were allegedly harassing the couple, and on Friday night the man's shop was set on fire, leading to tension in the village, the SP said.</p>.<p>Karthikeyan and district collector Tejasvi Nayak met both the families, appealing for peace, he said.</p>.<p>A police team has been deployed in the village and the situation was under control, the SP added. </p>