100 miscreants set fire to 80 houses.
In Bihar’s Nawada district, goons surrounded a Dalit settlement and set it on fire. In this incident of fire in Krishna Nagar village of Mufasil police station area, 80 houses of the village were burnt. A major update has come out in this regard. Police said the case is related to a land dispute. One party is living here and the other party is claiming this land. But this land belongs to Bihar government. Currently, further investigation is being conducted in this matter.
Villagers said that around a hundred bulls suddenly arrived in the Dalit colony on Wednesday. The miscreants suddenly started firing as soon as they entered the colony. Panic was seen at the place due to firing. It is being said that the miscreants fired about 50 rounds. Meanwhile, the villagers were hiding here and there to save themselves. Local officials were the first to reach the spot after getting information about the incident. After this DM and SP also reached the spot seeing the seriousness of the situation.
After the incident, the police took immediate action and arrested ten people. The police have taken this action based on the information received from the villagers. DM Ashutosh Kumar said that this village is located on Krishna Nagar river. We have surveyed the incident. About 30 houses have been burnt. Further investigation is underway.
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Nawada SP Abhinav Dhiman said – The police received information that the incident took place on Wednesday evening. 40 to 50 houses have caught fire. According to the information collected by the police, 21 houses have been damaged so far. So far there is no news of any death. It is being said that aerial firing has also been done. We have not found the shell yet but the police are investigating. A total of ten people including the main accused have been arrested. Raids are on for the rest of the arrests.
The SP further said that there was a dispute between the two parties regarding the land. One side had settled here, while the other side had been claiming it for a long time. This incident has been done by him. He also said that the force will camp here for the next two-three days. Even after that, if the situation does not stabilize, the force will camp further. Our appeal is to keep calm and if anyone has information to give, please do so.
What did Minister Janak Ram say?
In this matter, Minister of Scheduled Castes and Tribes Department of Bihar Government Janak Ram said – We have received information about the incident in Nawada. In which the houses of scheduled caste people were set on fire by goons. This is a sad incident. This is very reprehensible. Whatever the goons are, the government will take certain action against them. Under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar, the weaker section people, Dalit and Mahadalit families are protected in this NDA government. The government will not spare those who dominate them.
