The protest broke out in Jaunpur on Friday after a 25-year-old man reportedly died in police custody. The protesters blocked the Jaunpur-Rae Bareli road and also threw stones at the policemen, injuring three of them. A police station officer (SHO) and three police officers have been suspended, police said.

Jaunpur police filed an FIR against SHO Ajay Kumar Singh, in charge of the Jaunpur Police Special Operations Group, and unidentified officers on murder charges, said Jaunpur Additional Police Superintendent Tribhuwan Singh.

A judicial investigation was also ordered into the death of Krishna Yadav alias Pujari, who was detained by the police for questioning in connection with a robbery, they added.

His family have alleged that Krishna was brutally beaten by the police, resulting in his death.

.