Overview
- Several officers were hurt when a crowd threw stones and bricks at a police team in Kukhudihi village, injuring Suri police station chief Shailendra Upadhyay, according to officials.
- Police said an earthmover working near a graveyard disturbed a grave, after which some locals detained the driver, triggering a fight between two groups from the same community.
- Senior officers, including district police chief Surya Pratap Yadav, moved in with additional units and Central forces to restore order, and police vehicles were reported damaged.
- Authorities reported 14 arrests, ongoing raids to find others involved, and multiple injured policemen in hospital, including the officer in charge taken to Suri Sadar Hospital.
- Officials described the dispute as local and sensitive to burial sites, and some reports differed on the exact village name, reflecting early confusion common in fast-moving incidents.