Subhash Mishra
Dhanbad, March 30 : Police resorted to mild lathi-charge to rescue the youth from unruly mob after banned meat was found in his house in Bhurkunda area under Nirsa police station around 34 km away from district headquarters on Thursday afternoon.
The police had to use force when irate mob began raining stone on the police personnel who were trying to take away the youth from custody of villagers. Six persons including three police personnel were reportedly injured in the incident. The mob also damaged three vehicles of police.
Getting information rural superintendent of police Resheema Rameshan also reached the spot and after her assurance to take proper action against accused, villagers let off the police to take away youth from their custody.
However, Nirsa SDPO Pitamber Singh Kherwar denied lathi-charge and said that situation was completely under control in the area. “ Now no tension like situation is in the village”, said the SDPO.
Tension prevailed in the village after villagers recovered banned meat and a head of cattle from house of Nasarudding Ansari in the morning. The irate mob soon assembled there and stoned on the house and burnt the house hold goods stored on the front. Nasarudding along with family members fled from house having seen the situation tense. But villagers caught his son Sahabudding Ansari and tied him with a tree.
Getting information reached the village In the afternoon at around 1.30 pm to rescue the youth But the irate mob chased away them. .Getting information SDPO Pitamber Singh Kherwar , Nirsa MLA Aparna Sengupta also reached the village and rescued the Sahabuddin Ansari after pacifying the villagers.
But when police going along with youth, mob became violent and began raining stoned. The police resorded the mild lathi-charge to disperse the mob blocking their path. The mob also damaged three vehicles of the police.
In wake of Ramnavmi festival forces of other police stations were also enforced in the village to control the situation.
After incident MLA Aparna Sengupta, senior officials of the administration and police held meeting with villagers for restoring peace.