India News | Bihar: Protesting over Man's Death During Anti-liquor Drive, Mob Torches Vehicles in Police Station
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An irate mob went on a rampage in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district and allegedly torched several vehicles in a police station, following the death of a man during anti-liquor raids, officials said on Thursday
Muzaffarpur, Oct 5 (PTI) An irate mob went on a rampage in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district and allegedly torched several vehicles in a police station, following the death of a man during anti-liquor raids, officials said on Thursday
During an anti-liquor raid in Rampur Jaipal village on Wednesday evening, a man, identified as Jitendra Yadav, jumped into a pond to escape. However, he could not swim and drowned, they said.
Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Self-Proclaimed Sorcerer Murders Woman for Rejecting Sexual Advances; Arrested.
Protesting over the death, villagers blocked the National Highway 57 with Yadav's body, Superintendent of Police (City) Arvind Pratap Singh told reporters.
"They suddenly went on a rampage, and entered the campus of Garha police station. They torched two police vehicles and several seized bikes parked there," he said.
"However, there was no damage to the police station," he added.
Senior officers along with Fire Services reached the police station and brought the situation under control, Singh said.
"A case has been registered and the matter is further investigated," the SP said.
Alcohol was banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in 2016.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)