The police lathi-charged the protesters (Representational)
Patna:
One individual was killed and two others injured in police firing when protests over energy outages in Bihar’s Katihar turned violent. The sufferer has been recognized as Khurshid Alam, information company PTI reported, quoting the police. The injured are being handled at a hospital.
The police allegedly opened fireplace to disperse the mob that had gathered outdoors the workplace of the native electrical energy division to protest the irregular energy provide and exorbitant tariffs within the space.
The scenario escalated when among the protesters started throwing stones and the police responded by lathi-charging the demonstrators, PTI reported.
“We are going to establish those that instigated the group and take motion in opposition to them in accordance with the regulation. The police fired in self-defence,” an official mentioned.
After the incident, the police ensured a heavy deployment of forces within the space to keep up regulation and order.
The Chief of the Opposition within the Bihar meeting, Vijay Kumar Sinha, who was within the district for a celebration occasion, stopped by to take inventory of the scenario.
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