New Delhi: Sand mafia goons on Monday afternoon attacked a Mines Department workforce and brutally thrashed a feminine mining inspector on the banks of the Sone river in Bihar’s Patna district, in keeping with police. The mining workforce found that the sand mafia was overloading vans close to Parev village, so a workforce from the Mines Department and Bihta police went there to examine. However, the workforce was attacked by sand mafias and truck drivers. The police and Mines Department fled after they noticed the assailants outnumbered them, however the lady official was not so lucky and collapsed.
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#WATCH | Bihar: Woman officer from mining division dragged, attacked by individuals allegedly concerned in unlawful sand mining in Bihta city in Patna district.
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44 individuals arrested, 3 FIRs filed whereas raids underway to arrest… pic.twitter.com/EtKW1oedG3
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2023
The attackers beat her with batons and pelted her with stones. Soon after, a lot of law enforcement officials led by SP, City, West arrived on the scene and chased the mafia members away. According to the Patna police official spokesperson, 44 individuals have been arrested in reference to the assault.
“We have registered three separate FIRs in Bihta police station in connection with the incident and investigation is currently underway. We have arrested 44 accused in this connection,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Bihar | A group of anti-social components attacked a district mining officer whereas she was finishing up an operation associated to sand mining within the space. 44 arrested whereas 3 have been injured together with the district mining officer and two mining inspectors: Rajesh Kumar, SP, Patna… pic.twitter.com/mIIEw4PRQB
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2023
Reacting to the incident, RJD chief Shivanand Tiwari mentioned that his govt has taken cognizance of the incident. CM Nitish Kumar has instructed the involved officers to establish the individuals seen within the viral video & take acceptable motion in opposition to the culprits.
Attack on mining dept officers | Bihar govt has taken cognizance of the incident. CM Nitish Kumar has instructed the involved officers to establish the individuals seen within the viral video & take acceptable motion in opposition to them: RJD chief Shivanand Tiwari pic.twitter.com/2Ub5KBId7C
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2023
