Seven cops injured in spate of mob attacks in Bihar

Seven policemen were injured in three incidents of mob attacks in Bihar officials said on SundayThese attacks happened in Bhagalpur Madhubani and Nawada districts on Saturday and were similar in nature police visiting an area on receiving information about a fight and getting assaulted by a mob they saidTwo more such incidents happened in the state in the last five days While an assistant subinspector ASI died on Saturday after he was assaulted in Munger district another policeman of the same rank died in Araria district on WednesdayIn Bhagalpurs Kahalgaon subdivision five policemen were injured after being attacked by a mob in the Antichak police station area officials saidAmong those injured were a subinspector three constables and a chowkidar they saidThe incident took place when a police team went to investigate a brawl between two boys which had escalated One of the boys hurled stones at the teamFollowing that locals also started hurling stones A police vehicle was damaged Station House Officer of Antichak Ashutosh Kumar saidAdditional forces were immediately sent to the area and the situation was brought under control he saidThe injured policemen were taken to the nearest government hospital for treatment he saidThe prime accused however managed to flee Local magistrate Sanjeev Choudhary was also present there when the incident happened Based on the statement given by Choudhary a case was registered against 24 people Kumar saidFive people have been arrested so far he addedIn Madhubani district a police team was attacked when it went to the Parsahi area on receiving information about a fight between two groups of people officials saidInitially a group of people indulged in a scuffle with the policemen Amid the melee a policeman was hit by a blunt object on his head He was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital He is out of danger at present Some more policemen sustained minor injuries a police officer saidA case was registered against 30 people they saidAnother policeman was injured in a similar attack when he along with some of his colleagues went to Shekodaura in Nawadas Kawakol police station area on getting information about an incident of stone pelting between two groups of peopleA case has been registered and a search is underway for the accused the district police said in a statementHours before these three incidents ASI Santosh Kumar Singh succumbed to the injuries that he received after being attacked by a mob in Nandlalpur village in the Mufassil police station area of Munger districtHe was part of a police team that went to the village on Friday after receiving information about a scuffle He was attacked with a sharp weapon on his head by some men who were drunk He died at a hospital in Patna on SaturdayOn Wednesday night when police went to Lakshmipur area in Ararias Phulkaha to make an arrest a scuffle broke out between the personnel and some locals who were resisting them Amid this someone pushed ASI Rajeev Ranjan who collapsed and later diedFollowing the spate of attacks DGP Vinay Kumar said all police stations have been directed to assess the situation before conducting raidsInstructions have been issued to always visit spots of investigation with adequate numbers of personnel he saidI must also say that people should maintain the sanctity of the Emergency Response Support System ERSS Dial 112 Once a call is received on the number no time is wasted to reach the spot The team of Dial 112 comprises not more than three to four personnel People should not misbehave with them Kumar told PTI on SaturdayAttacking the Nitish Kumar government RJD leader Tejaswhi Yadav claimed the law and order situation has collapsed in the stateAfter the murder of two ASIs in Araria and Munger several policemen were injured following attacks on them in Bhagalpur Nawada and other parts of the state But the chief minister has not even said two words on the martyrdom and courage of these policemen People of Bihar are suffering due to the current insensitive government he said in a post in Hindi on XThe CM also holds the Home portfolio but he is least bothered about the collapsed law and order situation of the state His government has been in power for 20 years During Nitish Kumars tenure a large number of policemen and officers have been murdered he claimedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever