Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Buxar : Police arrested eight persons including brother of former Sarpanch and two women on July 21, 2020, in connection with attack on police force on July 19, 2020, at Pahadpur village under Sikraul police station in Buxar district. Later, police sent them to jail after interrogation. Police are conducting raids to arrest the former Sarpanch said to be main accused.
SHO, Sikraul police station, Alok Ranjan, said that the supporters of former Sarpanch Sanjay Chaudhary and Jagdamba Yadav clashed for supremacy in the area at Pahadpur village in Buxar district on July 19, 2020, and also exchanged fire. When police reached there to solve the problems, the former Sarpanch and his goons attacked police force and pelted them with with stones. They also caught an ASI Ashok Yadav, locked him in a room, and thrashed him.
An FIR was lodged with Sikraul police station against 20 named and 20 unnamed persons in this regard. The SHO said that police arrested 8 named accused namely Ranjan Kumar, Girdhari Kumar, Pawan Kumar, Gorakh Chaudhary, Krishna Chaudhary, Shyam Bihari Chaudhary, Maya Devi, and Shakuntala Devi. He added that the police are conducting raids to arrest the former Sarpanch and other named and unnamed accused in this connection.