Muharram: Clash during Tazia procession, 4 hurt
The clash occurred when the Muharram procession was returning from graveyard.
Ballia superintendent of police Omvir Singh said on Monday that apart from attacking one another with sticks and bamboos, some assailants also opened fire. Of the four persons who suffered injuries in this clash, two sustained bullet injuries and were referred to Varanasi.
Later, sub-inspector Jitendra Pandey and constable Anand Kumar, who were accompanying the procession, were suspended.
Singh added that the Revati station in-charge Prashant Kumar also failed to provide proper oversight and did not inform any senior officers or the local CO which might have prevented the incident. Consequently, he was attached to Police Lines. The SP added that after lodging a report under relevant sections, a detailed investigation is being conducted by the CO (Sadar).
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The accused will be arrested soon, he added.
Earlier, when a Tazia procession was passing through Parsiya village towards Karbala in Revati town, it came into contact with low-hanging electric wires which led to some wires being damaged in front of Sadhu Yadav's house. This led to a dispute between people taking part in the Tazia procession and locals. The cops escorting the procession intervened to resolve it, allowing the Tazia to reach its destination.
However, when the participants of the Tazia procession were returning, they clashed with locals gathered along the road in Parsiya.
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