Bahraich Violence: Youth’s Death During Idol Immersion Lead To Violent Protests |What We Know So Far

Ram Gopal Mishra of Rehua Mansoor village in Up’s Behraich was walking in the procession when he suffered a bullet wound. He was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment, one of his family members said. The area was fraught with communal tension after the killing. Similar processions were cancelled in Fakharpur town and some other places. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath denounced the violence and directed the administration to communicate with religious organisations and get the idol immersions done on time. He also directed police to deploy personnel at the immersion sites. Police have booked a man and detained around 30 people in connection with the communal violence that broke out in a village here and led to the death of a 22-year-old, officials said on Monday. The face-off occurred on Sunday in the Mahrajganj area of Mansoor village when a Durga idol immersion procession passed through. Around half a dozen people were injured in stone pelting and firing.