GORAKHPUR: A mob thrashed two policemen, tried to burn down a police post and damaged a vehicle after a man suffered electric shock during a Muharram procession in Gorakhpur on Friday. Later, police registered a case against 24 identified and around 200 unidentified persons. .At around 4.30pm on Friday, one Khurshid (20), a resident of Amwa village, suffered electric shock in Bhathat area during Muharram procession under heavy downpour when the ‘tazia’ came in contact with an electric wire.The mob entered Bhathat police post under Gulaharia police station and thrashed inspector Dilip Kumar Chowdhary and homeguard Om Prakash Sing.Police brought the situation under control and ensured other Tazia processions passed peacefully.“A mob turned violent after a man suffered electric shock during Muharram procession and tried to burn down the police post,” said SSP Shalabh Mathur.In another incident, two groups clashed at Gorakhnath-Tarang crossing on the issue of taking tazia first on the route. Some miscreants attacked Sadre Alam (28), a resident of Humayunpur North. On the complaint of Alam’s family, police lodged FIR against Shabbir Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad, Ishtiyaq and Altaf of Humayunpur area on the charges of attempt to murder and arrested Shabbir . Raids are on to arrest the other accused, said SP city, Vinay Singh.