Ram Gopal Mishra-- was shot dead in the Maharajganj area of the district during a communal flare-up on October 13.

Public Works Department serves notices to vacate property to 23 establishments, sparking communal tensions in Bahraich district.

The recent violence in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, has brought growing communal tensions to the forefront. Shopkeepers in the region vacated their shops on Saturday and salvaged their goods as a demolition drive by the authorities was imminent.

Fearing a bulldozer action, a plea seeking a stay against the demolition notices issued by the Uttar Pradesh authorities against the accused Abdul Hameed and several others in the Bahraich violence case moved in the Supreme Court.

Shopkeepers in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich vacated shops and salvaged their goods as a demolition drive was in the offing, a week after a man's death during Durga Puja procession led to communal tensions and subsequent arrests.

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court (SC) against the demolition notices issued by the Uttar Pradesh authorities to several people, including Abdul Hameed, an accused in the Bahraich violence case,

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has temporarily halted bulldozer action against the homes of the accused in Bahraich communal violence. This stay will remain in effect for 15 days, during which the court will hear the case and deliver its final decision.

Some of the proprietors voluntarily demolished portions of their establishments deemed to be illegal by the Public Works Department.

This action follows a recent communal flare-up in the Maharajganj area of the district, during which a 22-year-old man was shot dead, triggering heightened tensions in the district.