Hyderabad, June 27 -- 19 individuals were detained and 13 vehicles seized in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district after mass protests by the Yadav community against the caste-based assault of two Yadav Bhagavat Katha narrators on June 22. On June 26, large crowds took to the streets to demand punishment for the Brahmin village of Dandarpur, where the assault took place.

Videos of the protest emerged on social media, showing police struggling to ensure crowd control amidst the chaos.

The protesters blocked the Agra-Kanpur highway and gathered outside Bakewar police stations, demanding the arrest and prompt punishment of all accused. Local reports claimed organisations like Ahir Regiment and Yadav Mahasabha had organised the mass mobilisation....