Bahraich: Police have been deployed to maintain law and order in the violence-hit area, a day after a 22-year-old man was killed in communal violence during the immersion procession of Goddess Durga, in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will meet on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) the family members of a 22-year-old man who was killed in communal violence in Bahraich district two days ago, said BJP Member from Mahsi Sureshwar Singh.
The family members of Ram Gopal Mishra will meet the Chief Minister in Lucknow. Before they went to the State Capital, they told reporters in Bahraich that they will seek justice.
Mr. Singh said, “Ba [the family of Mishra] they have already demanded justice from the chief minister. Apart from this, I don’t know what they will ask for. But it is certain that they will get more than what they expected. ” He added that Ram Gopal Mishra’s wife Roli Mishra, father Kailash Nath Mishra, mother Munni Devi and cousin Kishan Mishra are likely to meet the Chief Minister.
Speaking to media persons in Bahraich, Roli Mishra said, “They should be punished the way they killed my husband.” Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Deepak Kumar told The PTI that the situation in Bahraich was under control.
Ram Gopal Mishra was shot dead and nearly half of the people were injured in stone pelting and firing as communal violence broke out in Maharajganj area of Bahraich near Rehua Mansoor village in Mahsi tehsil during a Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich on Sunday (October 13). , 2024).
On Monday (October 14, 2024), a large number of people, some armed with sticks, entered his bedroom crying for justice for the family and others, as the situation was tense with shops burning and angry mobs on the streets.
The last youth ceremonies were held amid heavy security.
Internet services have been suspended in the region as a precautionary measure.
Published – October 15, 2024 12:16 pm IST
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