Massive uproar erupts in Muzaffarpur after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death. An angry mob set fire to the Dalit settlement in Pratappur, with a heavy police presence deployed in the area.
Bihar: The murder of a 20-year-old man in Muzaffarpur district has sparked widespread unrest. The incident, which occurred late Saturday night, has created a tense atmosphere in the area. The deceased has been identified as Navneet Kumar, a resident of Mohammadpur Khaje village in the Karja police station area.
Navneet was reportedly attending a local fair with his friend Subhash Kumar when he was stabbed at the fair, resulting in his death.
When Navneet’s body arrived at his native village after the post-mortem, villagers were enraged. One of the suspects in the murder is said to be from the nearby Pratappur village (a Dalit settlement), prompting the mob to attack the settlement.
The attackers not only brutally assaulted the residents of the settlement but also set at least six houses belonging to Scheduled Castes on fire. There are allegations that they fired in the air to spread terror, although the police have not confirmed the incident. Residents of the settlement had to flee to save their lives.
Ganesh Ram, a resident of Pratappur village, said that the deceased Navneet had a dispute with Gajendra Ram’s son, who was involved in the illegal liquor trade. He said that a mob of more than 50 people launched a planned attack on the Dalit settlement in protest of the murder.
Upon receiving information about the fire, fire engines arrived at the scene and tried to control the fire. According to Ganesh Ram, by the time the fire engines arrived, the houses had been completely destroyed.
Given the seriousness of the incident, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kantesh Kumar Mishra, Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Singh Prabhakar, and City Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohibullah Ansari arrived at the scene to assess the situation. SSP Mishra stated that additional armed police forces have been deployed in the village to prevent any untoward incident.
According to the SSP, the situation in the village is currently tense but is completely under the administration’s control. He also clarified that the deceased and the suspect belong to different castes and that the situation is being closely monitored following the murder.
Issuing a stern warning to those who take the law into their own hands, the SSP said that the local police station in-charge has been instructed to take immediate action against the culprits. Currently, a special police team led by Saraiya SDPO Abhijeet Kaur is camping in the village.
Rajan Chaudhary
Courtesy: Hindi News