Kasganj violence

[1] On 26 January 2018, A Tiranga Yatra was organized by members of the local unit of the BJP-affiliated students' group, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to mark the 69th Republic Day.

The clash came about after a group in Badu Nagar objected to nationalistic slogans being raised via bike-borne members of the Tiranga Yatra, which had started out from the Bilram Gate area.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath condoled the loss of life in the Kasganj violence and urged people to maintain peace and harmony.

[14] On 2 January 2024, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow convicted 28 individuals for the murder of Chandan Gupta during the violence, while acquitting two others for lack of conclusive evidence.

The convicted included Salim, identified as the primary accused who shot Gupta, along with Wasim, Nasim, Jahid ‘Jagga’, and others allegedly involved in planning and executing the attack.