Varanasi Arson

The violence and arson that took place in Varanasi on Monday was "pre-planned" and the reason for instigation is being looked into, police has said.

Nearly 50 persons have been arrested a day after violence and arson broke out during a protest march by seers and local leaders in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. They had gathered in a mark of solidarity against police action on protesters opposing the ban on immersion of Ganesha idols in Ganga.

The violence and arson that took place in Varanasi on Monday was "pre-planned" and the reason for instigation is being looked into, police has said.

Nearly 50 persons have been arrested a day after violence and arson broke out during a protest march by seers and local leaders in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. They had gathered in a mark of solidarity against police action on protesters opposing the ban on immersion of Ganesha idols in Ganga.