A group of kanwariyas created ruckus, pelted stones, set afire a motorcycle and vandalised a shop in Pratapgarh district on Sunday morning.
According to reports, a group of kanwariyas demanded to play on DJ at Sitaramdham Temple in Jogapur village under Kotwali police station area. Around 8.30 am, the gathering swelled further and the irate group went berserk defying the district administration’s order not to play on the same. When the police stopped them from doing so, they took on the policemen and the cops had to resort to mild lathi-charge.
This infuriated the kanwariyas further and they started to throw stones on the policemen and later they blocked the main road. The irate mob vandalised some shops near the temple and moved towards the Kotwali police station where they set afire a Cheeta mobile police squad’s motorcycle parked at the station. Additional number of police force was summoned to the spot to control the situation. After a hectic effort, the irate group calmed down. A sub-inspector suffered injuries as he was hit by a stray stone thrown by the mob. A case was registered in this regard and further investigations are on.
In another incident, kanwariyas created ruckus while protesting a road mishap in which a 12-year-old kanwariya died after a speeding roadways bus knocked him down in Badayun on Saturday evening.
According to reports, Khetal Verma (12) of Bareilly with his group had gone to take Gangajal from Kachla Gangaghat Unjhani police station area on Saturday. The group moved towards Husianpura village under Kunwarpur police station. When the group was walking on the roadside, a speeding roadways bus of Ruhelkhand Depot knocked the victim down. He died on the spot. The group of kanwariyas created ruckus and blocked the main road demanding action against the miscreant bus driver. local police had tough task in controlling the irate mob. The police somehow mollified the angry mob. A case was registered in this connection.