Gold traders took to the streets here in protest against increasing incidents of violence and crime against them.
On Thursday, some miscreants had attacked jeweller Arun Verma and looted his shop in Gol Ghar area.
The traders, accompanied by Gorakhpur (rural) MLA Vijay Bahadur Yadav yesterday blocked the road in Ghantaghar area and demanded that the culprits be arrested by Monday. The traders also handed over a list to the SP demanding safety of gold traders.
Later, the blockade was lifted after an assurance by SP City Paresh Pandey that the culprits would be nabbed at the earliest.
In another incident, a miscreant had looted jewellery and cash amounting to Rs 8 lakh from jeweller Kanhaiya Lal Verma on Friday in Bhatahat area.
The traders in Bhathat area also staged a dharna against the incident.
