Satish Aditya
Motihari : East Champaran DM Shirshat Kapil Ashok, after making an on the spot inquiry into attack by a furious mob on Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Police Station at Chiraiya under Sikarahna Sub-Division, directed the police officials to arrest all the accused. An irate mob had ransacked and vandalised the PHC and Police Station, Chiraiya, on August 16, 2020, late night, after death of a man in an accident.
According to police sources, 66 persons who indulged in violence at Chiraiya police station have been identified by the police through CCTV footage and 46 of them have been arrested while raids are on to nab the remaining 20 persons. They are evading
arrest and have left Chiraiya after the incident.
It may be recalled here that an irate mob had attacked the PHC and Police station at Chiraiya on August 16, 2020, late night, to protest the death of one Deepak Kumar in a road accident near Nirpur on Dhaka-Motihari road under Chiraiya police station area. SHO, Chiraiya police station, Indrajit Paswan, has lodged an FIR against 70 named accused and 400 unknown persons in connection with attack on the PHC and Police Station. Paswan, in his written statement, alleged that the attack was pre-planned and the rowdy
elements had even tried to set him afire but he managed to escape.They also tried to snatch the arms of police personnel forcing police
fire 10 rounds fire in the air to disperse the mob, he said.
The SHO claimed the miscreants also opened fire on policemen. The motorcycle of a police constable Rohit Kumar was set ablaze on the road after taking it away from the police station, the SHO said and added that six vehicles were set afire by the mob.
Dr Shyam Paswan, Incharge, Chiraiya PHC, said that the mob broke open the doors of the PHC and manhandled the para- medical staff. They ransacked the health centre and damaged medical equipment worth Rs 10 lakh. The para-medical staff of the PHC had proceeded on on strike on August 17, 2020, but after the visit of the DM to Chiraiya they called off their strike.
The DM has asked the Medical officer to prepare the inventory of damaged equipment. Armed policemen have been deployed at the PHC for the security of medical staff..