Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Mar 18 (PTI) A villager died of gunshot wounds, while four police personnel, including a station house officer, were injured after an angry mob attacked a team of law enforcers who had gone to a locality in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district to arrest a man wanted in two cases, an official statement said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Gaighat locality on Tuesday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Veer Rai, a local who died of gunshot wounds. The injured personnel are Gaighat police station SHO Raja Singh, Additional SHO Manish Kumar and two Home Guards.
According to the statement issued by the district police, a police team, led by the SHO, went to Gaighat locality to arrest Bhikhari Rai, an accused wanted in two cases. Suddenly, a mob gathered and started pelting the policemen and the vehicles with stones and also opened fire at the law enforcers.
“The stone-pelting and firing was so intense from the mob’s side that it forced the police to fire in the air in self-defence. Somehow, the police personnel managed to escape from the spot… four policemen sustained injuries in the incident. All the injured policemen are undergoing treatment at a government hospital and their condition is out of danger,” it said.
A villager, identified as Veer Rai, died after suffering gunshot wounds, a senior police officer said, adding that the matter is being investigated and the accused will soon be arrested.
He said the situation in the area is currently under control. PTI PKD ACD
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