A group of Kanwariyas created ruckus, pelted stone, set afire a motorcycle and vandalized the shop in Pratapgarh district on Sunday morning.
According to reports, a group of Kanwariya 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 cane charge.
This infuriated the Kanwariyas further and they started to throw stones on the police men and later blocked the main
road. The irate mob vandalized 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 police 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. The police had registered a case in this connection
and further investigations are on.
In another incident, a group of Kanwariyas created ruckus while protesting a road mishap incident 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 was ith his group had gone to take gangajal from Kachla
Gangaghat Unjhani police station area on Saturday. The roup moved towards Husianpura village under Kunwarpur
police station. When the group was walking road side, thespeeding roadways bus of Ruhelkhand Depot knocked the ictim down. He died on the spot. The group of Kanwariya reated a ruckus and blocked the main road demanding
action against the miscreant bus driver. local police had ough task in controlling the irate mob. The police some
how mollified the angry mob. A case was registered in this cnnection and further investigations are on.