Overview

• Two motorcycles collided near the Indian Club Durga pandal in Ballia, prompting a police response.
• SHO Rajendra Prasad Singh allegedly baton-charged and misbehaved with people at the scene, according to officials.
• Residents and Durga Puja committees staged a sit-in for nearly five hours at the pandal and switched off the lighting.
• Additional SP Dinesh Kumar Shukla and Circle Officer Alok Gupta reached the site, after which the protest was called off.
• An inquiry has been entrusted to CO Alok Gupta, and SP Omvir Singh appointed Sanjay Shukla as the new Ubhaon SHO.