Fresh protests as toll rises to three in Bihar
16 Oct 2012 5:10 AM IST
A 24-year-old-youth, seriously injured Saturday in police firing in Bihar's Madhubani district, succumbed to his injuries Sunday, sparking fresh protests in the restive region, an official said. The death toll in the violent protest has now reached three.
'Another youth succumbed to his injuries he received during the police firing during protests,' a Madhubani district police official said. The town is 170 km from here.
Four people were seriously injured Saturday in police firing in Jainagar block in Madhubani district during protests and was admitted to hospital.
According to an official of the district administration, after news of the third death spread like wildfire, hundreds of people took to the streets to protest in Jainagar Sunday.
A mob of protestors had also looted foodgrains from a state food corporation warehouse in Kanjhauli block.
The town has been simmering since a headless body was found almost a fortnight ago. The family members of a missing youth, Prashant Kumar, claimed that the body was his and demanded that it be handed over to them – but the police remained unrelenting.
'Another youth succumbed to his injuries he received during the police firing during protests,' a Madhubani district police official said. The town is 170 km from here.
Four people were seriously injured Saturday in police firing in Jainagar block in Madhubani district during protests and was admitted to hospital.
According to an official of the district administration, after news of the third death spread like wildfire, hundreds of people took to the streets to protest in Jainagar Sunday.
A mob of protestors had also looted foodgrains from a state food corporation warehouse in Kanjhauli block.
The town has been simmering since a headless body was found almost a fortnight ago. The family members of a missing youth, Prashant Kumar, claimed that the body was his and demanded that it be handed over to them – but the police remained unrelenting.
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