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Satish Aditya
Motihari : Shocked and angry following the death of one Deepak Kumar, 26, in a road accident on Dhaka-Motihari road on August 16, 2020, late night, a mob of around hundred villagers of Chiraiya market attacked Chiraiya primary health center (PHC) and Chiraiya police station in East Champaran in North Bihar and vandalised about a dozen vehicles parked on the police station campus. They set afire five vehicles including tractor, pickup, and motorcycles earlier seized by police and parked on police station campus. Two police jeeps were also vandalised by the mob.
East Champaran SP Navin Chandra Jha reached Chiraiya police station, 22 km away from district headquarters Motihari, and
brought the situation under control. SP Jha said police had to fire several rounds in the air to disperse the furious mob, which indulged in arson and vandalism. Police arrested 45 persons in connection with the incident they were remanded to judicial custody on August 17, 2020. Police is investigating the case and more named accused would be arrested soon in connection with the incident, the SP added.
According to Indrajit Paswan, SHO, Chiraiya Police Station, a speeding vehicle dashed the bike of Deepak Kumar of Chiraiya market area near village Mirpur on Dhaka-Motihari road under the police station on August 16, 2020, late night, when he was going to Motihari. Deepak Kumar was seriously injured in the accident and was rushed to Chiraiya PHC but he died during treatment there.
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After death of Deepak, the mob went on rampage and attacked the PHC staff. After sometime some rowdy elements allegedly joined the mob and reached Chiraiya police station, the SHO said and added that they first vandalised about a dozen seized vehicles parked on the police station campus and set afire five vehicles. The policemen were beaten up by the mob and chased away from the there.