A court in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Thursday sentenced one man to death and awarded life imprisonment to nine others for the murder of a youth during communal violence in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj last year.

The court awarded the death penalty to Sarfaraz alias Rinku, while Faheem, Saif Ali, Javed Khan, Abdul Hameed, Talib alias Sablu, Isan, Suheb Khan, Nankau and Maruf were sentenced to life imprisonment. Three accused, Shakeel Ahmed, Bablu Afzal alias Kallu, and Khurshid, were acquitted.

The unrest broke out on October 13, 2024, during a Durga idol immersion procession, when 21-year-old Ramgopal Mishra was shot dead as clashes erupted in the mixed-population locality. The incident triggered tension across Mahsi, Maharajganj and parts of Bahraich, leading to arson, vandalism and he

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