Following the directives of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, home secretary Sanjeev Gupta and ADG (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash were rushed to Bahraich. Moreover, four officers of SP rank, two additional SP, six CO, a company of Rapid Action Force (RAF) and half a dozen additional PAC companies were sent to the strife-torn district.On Monday morning, police had to resort to a lathi charge as protesters demonstrating against the killing of Ram Gopal Mishra turned violent. “We are trying to control the situation,” said Bahraich DM Monika Rani.When the procession carrying the idol of Goddess Durga for immersion was passing through an area on Sunday, an argument took place between two groups over the music being played by the devotees. Members of the Muslim community objected to the music and asked the Hindu devotees to stop it but the procession continued to play it. This led to stone pelting followed by firing by members of the Muslim community resulting in the death of a man who sustained a bullet injury. “It led the situation to escalate,” said Bahraich Superintendent of Police (SP) Vrinda Shukla.
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