Five people responsible for the Bahraich violence were arrested after an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshot wounds.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said on Thursday that two out of the five arrested in the Bahraich violence were injured during the encounter and three others were taken into custody,

Ram Gopal Mishra was shot dead in the communal violence which broke out in the Maharajganj area of Bahraich during a Durga idol immersion procession

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over the Bahraich encounter. Owaisi raised concerns about the actions of the Uttar Pradesh police, referencing Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "thok denge" (shoot them) policy.