Nalanda: 2 suspended,Nitish orders probe

A day after the police lathicharge on locals in Nalanda,Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday ordered a probe by the AGP headquarter into the incident and immediate suspension of policemen found involved in it. Legal action must be taken against those found guilty, he ordered and asked the DGP to view TV footage of the lathicharge and take legal action against the policemen found to be involved in it. He also asked AGP headquarter Rajyavardhan Sharma to visit the spot and submit a report.

In a related development,Nalanda SP Jitendra Rana suspended constable Vibhuti Jha and homeguard Nageshwar Pandey in this connection. Several people,including 13 women,were injured when police used batons to disperse a mob near Noorsarai Police Station in the district on Wednesday. The mob was protesting the disappearance of missing judicial secretary Panchayat Reena Devi.