Overview

• Violence erupted late Friday in Siddharthnagar near the CPR Hospital after a dispute over sound systems and banners at the Rajebagswar Football Club’s 31st-anniversary event.
• At least two cars were set on fire and eight to nine vehicles, including auto-rickshaws and parked cars, were vandalised.
• Roughly 10 people were injured, including two police personnel, with officers reporting attacks as they moved to disperse the crowd.
• More than 200 police were deployed to the area, with SP Yogesh Kumar Gupta urging residents to ignore rumours as community leaders called for calm.
• An FIR has been registered against over 100 persons, the investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been reported so far.