In an Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens

FILE PHOTO: Aas Mohammed poses for a picture inside his shop in Siyana town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NAYABANS, India (Reuters) - Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when they frequented each other's shops and went to festivals together.

Such interactions no longer happen, many say, because of how polarized the two communities have become in the past two years, and some are frightened and thinking of moving away - if they can afford it.