Varanasi Tense After Allahabad HC Bans Idol Immersion

Unhappy with the ban on idol immersion, devotees protested and got into a scuffle with the local police.

Priests and devotees protesting against the Allahabad High Court order banning idol immersion in the Ganga were lathicharged in Varanasi on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

Tension gripped Varanasi on Tuesday, after the Allahabad High Court issued an order to ban immersion of Ganesha idols in the Ganga to prevent the river from getting polluted further.

Unhappy with the order, the devotees protested and were on a sit-in for 48 hours. The local police reached the spot to control the situation. But exasperated devotees got into a scuffle with the police and refused to vacate. The police baton-charged the protestors which left many injured.