LUCKNOW: One person was killed and six were injured in a group clash in Gorakhpur town, Uttar Pradesh on Friday night. An indefinite curfew has been imposed on the three police station areas of Tiwaripur, Rajghat and Kotwali. The situation was described as tense but under control.

According to a spokesman of the police headquarters, the incident was sparked by a dispute over payment to an orchestra, which had been engaged to perform at a wedding reception. The orchestra leader reportedly demanded payment in excess of what had been agreed upon. The financial dispute took a bizarre turn and degenerated into a communal clash. The orchestra leader, who was beaten up, sought refuge in a Moharram procession and when the processionists intervened a clash broke out.

Raj Kumar Agrahari was killed in an exchange of fire between the two groups, while several were injured in stone-throwing.

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