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LUCKNOW: A 114-second video of Ram Gopal Mishra, the young man who was killed in clashes on Sunday evening, went viral on social media on Monday.
In the video, the 22-year-old can purportedly be seen on top of a house, raising slogans and then removing a green-coloured flag displayed at the house of a resident from the minority community. Senior police officers said they will check the veracity of the video and, if necessary, include it in the probe.
The unrest began in Maharajganj Bazar, where a Durga Puja procession passed through a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood.
The event, intended to mark the end of the Hindu festival, took a tragic turn when the procession’s celebratory music clashed with prayer time at a nearby mosque, sparking anger. What started as a tense standoff quickly escalated into violence as stones were hurled at the crowd, followed by gunfire.
Amidst the chaos, Gopal Mishra found himself in the centre of a symbolic yet dangerous act.
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