A disturbing video going viral on social media shows police opening lathicharge on women protesters in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district. It is reported that cops lathi-charged women protesters who were demanding compensation following the death of a man due to electrocution. The protest comes two days after Rakesh Shah, son of Satendra Turaha, died after being electrocuted while doing domestic electrical work at Sanjeev Pandey's home under the Bansdih police station area. Anil Kumar Jha, SP of Ballia, confirmed the incident and said that Shah died due to electrocution. Jha also said that the women and other protestors were lathi-charged as they made the deceased's family a part of their protest and started demanding compensation.┬аHe also noted that the crowd started misbehaving with people, due to which the police resorted to a lathi charge and dispersed them to their homes.┬аBallia Shocker: Patients Treated in Torchlight at Hospital Due to Power Outage, Glitch in Generator in Uttar Pradesh; Video Goes Viral.

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