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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