This story is from April 30, 2021

Violence in Ghazipur village after pradhan candidate’s son shot at

Violence in Ghazipur village after pradhan candidate’s son shot at
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Varanasi: In violence on a day ahead of polling for panchayat election, the house and vehicles of former gram pradhan was set on fire after son of a pradhan candidate was shot at in a group clash on late Wednesday night at Gaura village in Sadat area of Ghazipur district. In another incident of violence, police vehicles were damaged in a clash between the supporters of two candidates during polling in Birno area of the district on Thursday.
IG Varanasi range SK Bhagat, who camped in Ghazipur to monitor the poll process said, the youth who suffered bullet injuries was admitted to a hospital in Varanasi and his condition was now stated to be stable.
Four accused had been arrested in this connection, he said.
In Birno violence case, several persons of both the rival groups have also been taken under custody.
Apart from these two incidents no other major disturbance was reported from any other place in Ghazipur. Further investigation and action in the violence reported in Gaura village and Birno area would be initiated by the police after completing the process of panchayat polls including deposition of ballet boxes.
In Gaura village under Sadat police station, the supporters and relatives of two candidates for gram pradhan election- Nandlal and Bindu Banvasi clashed on late Wednesday night. The supporters of Banvasi allegedly raided Nandlal’s house and after thrashing his son, Mahavir, they opened fire on him and fled the scene.

Angered over it, Nandlal’s supporters attacked the house of former gram Pradhan Manoj Singh, who is extending support to Banvasi. After attacking Singh’s house, the angry mob of Nandlal’s supporters set his house, tractor and a SUV on fire. Singh and his family members somehow managed to escape from the rear door of their house to save their lives.
On getting information, Sadat police reached the spot and dispersed the mob. Fire fighters were pressed into service to douse the flames. Injured Mahavir was initially rushed to a local hospital from where doctors referred him to Varanasi in view of his serious injuries. ASP City Gopinath Soni said that many persons have been taken under custody for interrogation in this connection during the night long operation of the police.
In another incident, violence was reported in Nasratpur village under the limits of Birno police station after a clash between supporters of two candidates of gram pradhan election.
When SO Birno, along with heavy police force and PAC personnel reached the spot to calm the situation, both the groups started pelting stones on the police vehicles also. In the attack, three police vehicles were damaged while some cops also suffered injuries. Police used force to pacify situation and also took some persons from both the groups under custody.
In a minor clash in Kaneri village of Sadat area, two groups came face to face on the issue of alleged fake voting. Minor disputes and altercations during the poll process were reported in other villages too.
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