Tension In UP After Man Dies In Communal Clashes During Durga Idol Immersion
NDTV
Around 30 people have been detained in connection with the unrest that broke out in Mahrajganj area of Mansoor village in Bahraich last evening.
Tension escalated in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, today -- a day after communal clashes during Durga idol immersion, in which one person died. The police conducted flag marches after shops were set on fire and men armed with sticks and iron rods were seen roaming the streets in some pockets. Around 30 people have been detained in connection with the unrest that broke out in Mahrajganj area of Mansoor village last evening.
Officials said Home Secretary Sanjeev Gupta and Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash have reached the spot to take stock of the situation. "The situation is being brought under control and anti-social elements are being chased away," Vrinda Shukla, a senior police officer of the local police, was quoted as saying by news agency Press Trust of India.
The clashes had started with an altercation over music played on loudspeakers during the immersion procession. As the matter snowballed, stone throwing and firing started, in which six people were injured. A man sustained gunshot wounds and died during treatment in the local hospital.
