Hospital and shops set on fire as protest in UP's Bahraich turns violent | WATCH

Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh: Several protests turned violent following the death of an individual who was shot during Durga idol immersion in the Maharajganj area here on Sunday. 

The demonstrators set fire to a hospital and several shops in response to the incident. Police have booked a man and detained around 30 people in connection with the communal violence.

The face-off happened on Sunday in the Mahrajganj area of Mansoor village when a Durga idol immersion procession passed through. Around half a dozen people were injured in stone pelting and firing.

Superintendent of Police (SP), Bahraich, Vrinda Shukla, said 25-30 people have been detained and efforts are on to bring normalcy in the areas affected by disturbance.

She added that an adequate police force has been deployed.
"All anarchist elements will be identified," Shukla said, adding that stringent action would be taken against them.

The SP said a case has been registered against a person identified as Salman. Gunshots were fired from his house, which also functions as a shop.

Identities of those involved in the incident are being ascertained, and some suspects have been detained, she said.
Sunday's violence was triggered by a disagreement over music being blasted out from loudspeakers while the procession was passing through the area.

Ram Gopal Mishra of Rehua Mansoor village was walking in the procession when he suffered a bullet wound. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died during treatment, one of his family members said.