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Villagers protest in Jaunpur after man dies during celebratory firing

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ANI Jaunpur,(Uttar Pradesh), New Delhi [India]

Angry villagers protested in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district after a person named Shankar Yadav was killed during celebratory firing at a wedding on Sunday. The protesters expressed anger over the celebratory firing.

They placed the corpse of Yadav in the middle of the road, created a traffic jam. Four buses and a water tanker were also damaged.

The villagers demanded a compensation of 50 lakhs for the parents of the deceased and a job for his son.

District Magistrate Balkar Singh and Superintendent of Police Shailesh Pandey managed to bring the situation under control.

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First Published: May 09 2017 | 8:08 PM IST

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