The situation in and around the violence-hit Maharajganj town of Baraich appears to be normalizing. However, mobile internet services remained closed for the third consecutive day. A heavy police presence was deployed in the area. Meanwhile, ‘Aaj Tak’ spoke to people in Muslim areas affected by the violence. He told reporters that it had become difficult to do business in the area after the riots. The streets were silent. No customers came to the store.
Abdul Rehman, who lives in Maharajganj town in Mahsi tehsil, said before the violence, people in the area lived without any trouble among themselves. But things changed after the violence. People no longer come to stores to buy goods.
Talking about the day of the incident (October 13), Abdul Rahman said: “We did not create any obstacles in immersing the idol. Our Islamic flag was taken down from the roof and our flag was hoisted Get up. Then they started throwing things and they played the wrong song and the riot started.”
Abdul Rahman further said that if the Muslim side opened fire, it would be wrong. But that’s where the bullets were fired as well. Also stoned. We stayed away from the scene. But then chaos came to us too. Someone threw stones at our house. The window is broken. I have lived here for the past 50 years and have never seen anything like this.
That’s all
In fact, on October 13, some people from another community pelted stones after an argument broke out during the immersion of Durga idol in Maharajganj town of Balaich. As a result, there was a stampede in the immersion course. In this shooting incident, 22-year-old Ram Gopal Mishra died of gunshot wounds. The man who came to his rescue was also seriously injured. After this, people from the Immersion Committee began blocking the highway in protest.
After the news of Ram Gopal’s death broke out, the entire town of Maharajganj was in uproar. Angry protesters vandalized several vehicles, including the house of defendant Abdul Hamid, and set it on fire. The next morning, when the bodies arrived in the village, the crowd again became angry and uncontrollable. During this period, many houses, nursing homes, bicycle showrooms and shops in Maharajganj area were set on fire and vandalized. Meanwhile, police fired tear gas shells to stop the out-of-control crowds.
Seeing the situation worsening, Internet services in the entire region were stopped and are still closed. Meanwhile, the PAC and RAF were wiped out on the streets. The STF leader himself appears on the road armed with a pistol. DM-SP continues patrolling. Even three days after the incident, the situation in Maharajganj district remains tense.
Photos of man who shot Ram Gopal surface
Meanwhile, a picture of the man who fired at Ram Gopal Mishra and died in the violence has also emerged. A gun can be seen in the hand of the shooter. It is understood that the man who was pointed at gunpoint was at Abdul Hamid’s house, where Ram Gopal was murdered.
The photo is becoming increasingly popular on social media. There has been no official statement on this yet. But its discussion is in full swing. The picture is said to be of an injured Ram Gopal being rescued from the roof by his friends. At present, the police have been involved in the investigation.
