Gonda (UP), Sep 29 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against around three dozen people, including six identified accused, for allegedly creating chaos during a Durga Puja event here, officials said on Monday.

Khargupur Station House Officer (SHO) Pradeep Singh said the incident took place on Sunday in Bishunapur Bazaar, where devotees were performing ‘aarti’ under with the organiser Ghanshyam Gupta.

A local teenager was bursting firecrackers near the venue, and when the organisers objected, he claimed to be a member of a group named ‘Chhoti Sena 009’ and threatened to call others if he was stopped, the SHO said. Show Full Article

Soon after, the boy along with about 30 people armed with sticks, rods and hockey sticks, allegedly attacked Gupta’s house.

They pelted stones, damaged grocery

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