FAIZABAD: Enraged over the murder of a local youth, a mob went on the rampage for four hours on Faizabad-Lucknow highway on
Thursday afternoon.
The mob torched two buses of
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and assaulted its passengers. The arson led to a massive 10-km jam on the busy highway, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded for hours.
Violence began around 11am when a local youth, Virjan Singh, was found brutally murdered near the Faizabad-Lucknow highway under Mawai police station of Faizabad.
Singh, who had a criminal past, was said to have left the crime world and leading a normal life.
As the protesters lay siege to the highway, heavy police force from adjoining police stataions was rushed to the spot to quell the violence. It took the police more than three hours to curb violence. Traffic could be restored on the highway only after 3pm.
Circle officer DK Yadav said four persons were booked for the murder of Virjan Singh. Also, a case of arson and violence was lodged against a mob.