Azamgarh Mask Push Triggers Traders' Fury Against Cops' High-Handedness | Read
The police's mask-checking exercise at a popular market in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh town sparked anger among local traders after one of them was forcibly taken away by the police for allegedly not wearing a mask. The officials' overbearing action yesterday led to the merchants gheraoing the local police station and some minor vandalism. Tempers calmed only after senior authorities assured a probe into the incident.
