14 arrested for arson in Bihars Muzaffarpur after 3 people killed in clashes 14 people have been arrested in connection with clashes between two communities in Bihars Muzaffarpur that left three people dead. Muzaffarnagar DM Anupam Kumar, speaking to TOI said, 14 people have been arrested in connection with the arson. The situation in the village is under control. The district administration has announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the kin of those who were killed in the clashes. Besides, Rs 1 lakh has been given to the people owning the 20 houses that were torched by the mob. The govt has also given Rs 42,000 each to 57 families that lived in the 20 houses. A relief camp has been set up by the district administration for those affected by the violence. Security in the village has been increased and additional troops have been deployed. Three people were killed, with two being roasted alive, and more than 20 houses of a particular community were set ablaze during a clash at Bhelwara Roopnath near Azizpur chowk under Saraiya police station of Muzaffarpur district on Sunday. Several poeple were injured in the clash. Senior police officials are camping at the village. According to police sources, trouble between the members of rival communities had been brewing for the last four-five days after a Sahni boy, Bhartendu Kumar, eloped with a girl belonging to minority community. Family members of both the boy and the girl were accusing each other leading to clash on Sunday when Bhartendus body was found in a paddy field owned by one Shafaquat Ali. Bhartendus family suspected Shafaquats hand in the boys killing. Soon after news of Bhartendus murder reached his family and neighbours, a strong group of Sahnis became violent and burned the houses belonging to the minority community. Some of their men were trapped inside and lost their lives while others sustained injuries. Shafaquat Ali has been arrested, according to reliable sources. But the situation at the village is tense. CM orders probe CM Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the incident. The two-member inquiry team will be headed by states principal secretary (home) Sudhir Kumar, while ADG (headquarters) Gupteshwar Pandey will be the other member. The inquiry team will soon visit the trouble-torn village and submit its report to the government as early as possible, Manjhi said in a statement issued in Patna on Sunday evening. Manjhi, who will return to Patna on Monday after cutting short his Mumbai trip, said the state government would ensure stern action against the all the persons involved in the violence and arson.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:54:27 +0000
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