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Yadav Mahasabha protests, hurls stone on police team
Kanpur: Tension prevailed in Dandarpur village of Etawah on Thursday when members of the Yadav Mahasabha allegedly indulged in brick-batting on being stopped from protesting against the assault on a Katha Vachak (religious text reciter).
After gheraoing the Bakewar police station, Yadav Mahasabha members hurled stones when police stopped from towards Dandarpur. They pelted stones and damaged a police vehicle.
The police use force to disperse them. Additional police forces were summoned. Police have detained 19 people and seized 13 vehicles.
Police said no shots were fired but some viral videos showed cops chasing and firing into the air to control the crowd.
TOI does not verify the authenticity of these videos.
On June 21, two katha vachaks in Dandarpur village, were assaulted by a group of men after finding them to be non-Brahmins. Following a complaint, four villagers were arresred. An FIR was also filed against the katha vachaks by the opposing party which triggered protest from the Yadav Mahasabha on Thursday.
Etawah SSP Brijseh Kumar Srivastava there was an attempt to cause unrest in Dandarpur and stones were thrown at a police vehicle; however, no police personnel was injured.
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Kanpur: Tension prevailed in Dandarpur village of Etawah on Thursday when members of the Yadav Mahasabha allegedly indulged in brick-batting on being stopped from protesting against the assault on a Katha Vachak (religious text reciter).
After gheraoing the Bakewar police station, Yadav Mahasabha members hurled stones when police stopped from towards Dandarpur. They pelted stones and damaged a police vehicle.
The police use force to disperse them. Additional police forces were summoned. Police have detained 19 people and seized 13 vehicles.
Police said no shots were fired but some viral videos showed cops chasing and firing into the air to control the crowd. TOI does not verify the authenticity of these videos.
On June 21, two katha vachaks in Dandarpur village, were assaulted by a group of men after finding them to be non-Brahmins. Following a complaint, four villagers were arresred. An FIR was also filed against the katha vachaks by the opposing party which triggered protest from the Yadav Mahasabha on Thursday.
Etawah SSP Brijseh Kumar Srivastava there was an attempt to cause unrest in Dandarpur and stones were thrown at a police vehicle; however, no police personnel was injured.
