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10 Arrested After Stone-Pelting Hits SP Delegation in Ghazipur

Police say the clash erupted after an opposition visit that defied a 15-person cap.

Overview

  • Ghazipur police said they detained ten people after stones were thrown at a Samajwadi Party delegation in Kataria village.
  • The group, including MLAs and former minister Ram Aasre Vishwakarma, went to console a family as police investigate the young woman's suspicious death in the Ganga.
  • District officials said they warned against the large visit and asked to cap it at 15 people, yet nearly 200 supporters arrived and a clash followed.
  • Video shared by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav shows officers under attack, with one policeman hit in the head by a stone and dragged to safety by colleagues.
  • The episode has sharpened a law-and-order fight in Uttar Pradesh as the SP accuses the ruling BJP of shielding local power holders.