Katihar, July 26 (PTI) A 34-year-old man was killed and two others critically injured as police opened fire to quell a demonstration over poor power supply in Bihar's Katihar district on Wednesday, officials said.

Police opened fire and baton-charged the protesters when some of them indulged in stone-pelting, Deputy SP of Barsoi sub-division Prem Nath Ram said.

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"Khurshid Alam, a resident of Baasal village, has died. Two others, hailing from adjoining villages, were rushed to a hospital," he said.

Katihar's Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar said heavy deployment of forces has been made in the area to maintain law and order.

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Leader of the opposition in the state assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha, who was in the district for a BJP programme, also rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.

Locals claimed that at least five people were hit by bullets at the protest site.

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