These Photos Of Burning Mathura Will Shock You

A day after a violent confrontation between the police and encroachers rocked Mathura, a pall of gloom enveloped the city, where the situation continues to remain tense

The BJP asserted that the Mathura violence was a firm evidence of the collapsed law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

Yadav also promised to support the families of the killed police officers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday assured "strict action" against the perpetrators of the Mathura violence

The BJP on Friday accused the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh of patronising goons and demanded a judicial inquiry into the Mathura violence that has left 24 persons dead including police officials

Civil society members in Mathura said it was clearly an intelligence failure

While 12 companies of the PAC were already stationed in the city, three more were rushed to the district on Thursday night

The toll in Thursday evening's violence in Mathura stood at 24, including 22 "trouble makers" and two policeman those of Superintendent of Police Mukul Dwivedi and Station House officer (Farah police station) Santosh Yadav.