Violent mob burns police jeep in Munger, DM-SP removed

Munger DIG Manu Maharaj under position control than flag march

(PTI) Patna / Munger, Ta. Thursday, October 29, 2020

Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Thursday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Thursday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Youths protesting the incident staged violent demonstrations in the city on Thursday, setting fire to a police station and an outpost and vandalizing the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP).

Following the incident, the Election Commission had removed the district magistrate and superintendent of police of Munger. Hundreds of youths took to the streets in the morning to protest against the police baton charge during Durga Puja in Munger and reached the office of the Superintendent of Police chanting slogans. He smashed the glass of a vehicle in the SP's office premises.

The boards in front of the police office were uprooted. Crowds of youths then set fire to a police jeep in front of Purbasarai OP as they staged demonstrations in the city. While chanting slogans against the police system, he demanded action against the guilty police personnel. However, the situation came under control as a large number of police force reached Sruthal.

Munger DIG Manu Maharaj carried out a flag march to take control of the situation. On the other hand, all the shops in Munger Bazaar remained closed on the call of the Chamber of Commerce. People enraged by the police baton charge broke into Vasudev OP and carried out heavy vandalism. He set fire to furniture placed in the OP premises.

The Paul panel had on Monday ordered an inquiry into the incident of stone pelting and police firing during the dismantling of the Durga Mata idol. The Election Commission has directed Magadha Divisional Commissioner Asangba Chaubey to complete the probe within a week.

Rajesh Meena is the District Magistrate in Munger and Lipi Singh is the Superintendent of Police (SP). The Election Commission said Munger would soon get a new DM and a superintendent of police. The protesters also torched Mufsil and Mahila police stations in the city, alleging that no action was taken against SP Lipi Singh and other police officials in the incident of police firing and baton charge at the time of dismantling the Durga idol.

The mob also targeted the sub-divisional officer's office. Witnesses said that police personnel were fleeing toward cutaya all police stations ghusya protesters when the police station. The protesters tried to set fire to the Kotwali and Qasim Bazar police stations, but police personnel resisted and the mob dispersed as they opened fire in the air.