SP leader murder case, highway blockade with body: Hundreds protest at intersection after breaking police barricading; slogans of 'Hang the murderers'.

Following the murder of a SP leader, people's outrage spilled onto the streets as their bodies arrived home. Hundreds of people gathered at the Bagha Mor intersection in the Handia area and blocked the Varanasi-Prayagraj National Highway by placing the body there. The protesters heavily protested against the police administration and demanded that the murderers be hanged. Enraged people sat on the road, causing a long queue of vehicles to form on the highway, severely disrupting traffic flow.