Fresh violence erupts in Munger as agitated residents torch two police vehicles; EC orders removal of DM, SP
The Election Commission, meanwhile, has ordered a probe into the Munger violence by Magadh Commissioner Asangba Chuba Ao and directed him to submit his report within a week.
Munger: A vehicle in flames after it was set on fire by an angry mob during a protest over recent firing during a Durga Puja event, in Munger, Thursday, Oct 29, 2020. (PTI Photo) Fresh protests erupted in Bihar’s Munger Thursday against the district administration even as the Election Commission shifted out District Magistrate Rajesh Meena and Superintendent of Police Lipi Singh in the wake of the violence that broke out during Durga idol immersion late Monday night.
The agitated crowd, comprising mostly youth, torched two police vehicles parked outside Puravsarai outpost. The protesters shouted slogans against now shifted-out SP Lipi Singh for her failure to control the violence, which left one person dead and over three dozen people injured. Prohibitory orders have been imposed under CrPC section of 144.
Meanwhile, the EC ordered a probe into the Munger violence by Magadh Commissioner Asangba Chuba Ao and directed him to submit his report within a week.
Munger: A vehicle in flames after it was set on fire by an angry mob during a protest over recent firing during a Durga Puja event, in Munger, Thursday, Oct 29, 2020. (PTI Photo)
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