[India] Riots: Violent demonstration

On 16 April 2025, INC members and leaders staged a demonstration and clashed with the police in Ayodhya city (Uttar Pradesh) condemning the chargesheet filed, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), against two senior INC leaders, including the Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House of the Parliament and the INC parliamentary chair (MP), concerning a money laundering case involving the National Herald newspaper. The demonstrators attempted to break the police barricades.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-16

Country

India

Event type

riot

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