A brief spell of tension prevailed in Kuraoli town in Uttar Pradesh after a dispute among some people over the venue for Eid namaz. However, the situation was defused following an intervention by the administration, officials said on Monday.

As reported by news agency PTI, the disagreement in Mainpuri surfaced on March 21 when a section of people insisted on offering namaz at a chabutra in a nearby field across the road from the idgah, claiming that prayers had been held there in the past.