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.
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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.
In a now-surfaced video that has further stirred emotions, Mishra can purportedly be seen climbing atop a house and tearing down a green flag, waving a saffron one instead. He could also be heard raising slogans.
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Encouraged by the crowd, Mishra’s defiant act was met with a fatal consequence—he was shot moments later.
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