Amidst the uproar in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, internet services have been closed till further orders. 22 year old Ram Gopal Mishra was shot dead in the violence on Sunday. After this tension spread in the entire area. After the post-mortem on Monday morning, the family members of deceased Ram Gopal Mishra refused to cremate his body. Protests were held in the taluk with the families of the deceased and a crowd of dead bodies.
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Meanwhile, people also surrounded the police. Burnt vehicles and set fire to shops. Although the atmosphere is calm in the entire area, the situation is still tense. No one is being allowed to enter the village of the deceased. Police are removing the protesters gathered outside the village. Light force was used.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has spoken to the DGP and has taken a new update. Home Department Secretary Sanjeev Gupta and ADG Law and Order Amitabh Yash reached the spot. Meanwhile, a video of Amitabh Yash has surfaced, in which he is seen chasing miscreants with a pistol in his hand.
Who was the deceased Ram Gopal?
After the persuasion of the police, the family members of the deceased Ram Gopal Mishra got ready for the last rites and Ram Gopal Mishra was a resident of Mansoor village of Ghasiyaripura, Bahraich. His age was 22 years. On Sunday, the idol of Durga was being taken from Maharajganj market in Mansoor village for immersion. Meanwhile, violence broke out over the playing of music and during the conflict, Ram Gopal was shot dead. There was heavy stone pelting and firing in this incident. About half a dozen people were injured.
How did the violence erupt?
According to SP Vrinda Shukla, the procession was passing through a Muslim dominated area in Maharajganj area of Mahsi taluka. Meanwhile, violence broke out and anarchy spread. A large number of police forces have been deployed in the area. Police are scanning CCTV. A case has been registered against a person named Salman in this entire incident. According to the information, a bullet was fired from Salman's shop, in which Ram Gopal died.
Did the migration journey take this route every year?
Every year the process of migration started through this route. According to local people, till date there has never been any violence during any march or procession in the area. This time the violence started with objectionable slogans raised against the DJ. It is also alleged that the deceased Ram Gopal had uprooted the green flag at one place and hoisted the saffron flag, after which the objectionable slogans became even more violent.
Stone pelting after objectionable slogans
The area where slogans were being raised is a Muslim dominated area. After raising objectionable slogans, both the groups came face to face and soon stone pelting started. During stone pelting, firing was done from the other side, in which Ram Gopal died due to bullet injury. It is being told that apart from Ram Gopal, many other people were also shot. However, this has not been confirmed yet. Many people have been injured in this incident. 30 miscreants have been detained in Kabadia Tola of Maharajganj.
Ramgopal got married two months ago
Ram Gopal, who lost his life in the violence, is survived by his parents and an elder brother. Ram was the youngest son of the Gopal family. He got married only 2 months ago. The financial condition of their house is not good, now the family is adamant on meeting the Chief Minister and demanding an encounter with the accused. MLA Sureshwar Singh met the family members and assured that he would meet the Chief Minister and strict action would be taken against the culprits. After this the family has agreed to perform the last rites.