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Amit Shah speaks to Bihar governor on communal violence in state, additional forces to be sent

Communal violence rocked Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns during Ram Navami festivities. The police till Saturday arrested 45 people in connection with the communal violence at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif.

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah addresses a public rally at Sandur in Bellary district

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah addresses a public rally. (PTI)

2 min readNew DelhiApr 2, 2023 12:45 PM IST First published on: Apr 2, 2023 at 11:23 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed concern over incidents of communal violence in Bihar, and spoke to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to take stock of the situation, sources said.

The Union Home Ministry has decided to send additional paramilitary forces to Bihar to assist the state administration in handling the situation arising out of the violence.

The additional forces will be sent following a request of the Bihar government “The home minister spoke to the Bihar governor and took stock of the situation. The home minister expressed his concern over the violence in the state,” the sources said.