Protest over trader's death in Gautam Buddh Nagar; over 100 booked for attacking policemen

Over 100 people were booked for allegedly assaulting policemen and vandalising police vehicles during a protest in Jewar near Greater Noida over the death of a local trader, officials said on Friday.

The trader, Deepak Singh, a native of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly thrashed by four men after an argument broke out between them when they all were having alcohol on the night of August 18, a police spokesperson said.

"Following the attack, Deepak was referred to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi for treatment where he succumbed on Thursday," he said