26/05/2012

Nitish orders probe in Sitamarhi shooting incident

Patna, May 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered investigations into a shooting incident in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday in which paramilitary troopers opened fire on a group of villagers, killing one person and injuring four others.

Villagers were protesting over the alleged molestation of a woman by one of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers camping near their Bairgania village close to the India-Nepal border.

"The chief minister has ordered Bihar Police chief Abhyanand to probe the incident and submit a report within 24 hours," an official in the Chief Minister's Office here said.

According to the official, Nitish Kumar is keeping a close watch on the situation. Abhayanand has left for Sitamarhi to conduct an inquiry into the shooting.

According to police, a group of villagers late Friday evening protested the alleged misconduct of SSB personnel and pelted stones at their camp in the Bairgania village area of Sitamarhi district.

"On Saturday morning, some villagers tried to set the SSB camp on fire. In order to disperse them, SSB jawans had to open fire, in which one person was killed and four were injured," a district official told IANS.

According to police, at least 50 rounds were fired by the SSB personnel. Villagers have blocked the roads in the area and are demanding action against the troopers.

Abhayanand earlier directed top officials, including Inspector General of Tirhut zone Gupteshwar Pandey, to rush to Sitamarhi and take a stock of the situation, a police official said.

"Pandey and other top police officials will be camping in Sitamarhi till the situation improves," a police official said

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Edgy Action by a Desperate looser !

As the usurped leadership and policies of the dictator fast falling apart, Nitish Kumar has resorted to murdering citizens who dare to voice against his brutality.Never before have the people of Bihar suffered such an organized and comprehensive oppression with the help of  the boot licking security personnels who are not in short supply till date. The state is boiling in anarchy while the ruthless weapon wielding fascist , the so called contractors of security are enjoying full patronage from the dictator himself. Nitish's regime has seized people's right to protest against molestations, rape and killings of innocent civilians.This is a desperate time for the people of Bihar and the enemy of the state is in action-packed swing to save his throne.Desperate times call for desperate measures.Before the protest spins out of control , as a Bihari It is my duty to enlighten my fellow brothers who have been suffering at the hands of this dictator.Please do not loose hope.The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they do not have any.People's power is the strongest power and no dictator can obliterate our will if we are united at this adverse time. The sister of sitamarhi who has been molested by the scoundrels will be the fire to spread across Bihar burning the mental passive blocks of Biharis.This is the turning point on the political spectrum of Bihar and after Buxar this is the second wave of protest against the evil manipulator. This has given the people of Bihar a principle of accountability.An Iron resolve that our honor is not a toy at the hands of Police personnel with which they can play and quell the protesting voice at their will.This is the beginning of a new dawn in Bihar and the oppressed people have rightfully chosen to protest and dethrone the dictator before bringing him to book.

Arshad Mohsin
Kuwait

 

 

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