Shopkeepers in Bahraich scrambled to salvage their goods on Saturday, apprehending a demolition drive by the authorities.
According to a local lawmaker, the public works department has served notices to 23 establishments – 20 of them belonging to Muslims — to vacate property.
The crackdown comes days after a 22-year-old Hindu man was shot dead in the Maharajganj area of the district during a communal flare-up.