Two people were killed and several others injured when police opened fire to disperse a mob, protesting against the killing of a cloth merchant in Sitamarhi district of Bihar on Monday. The trader was reportedly shot dead by criminals after he refused to part with extortion money demanded by them.
Meanwhile, police teams have been deployed keeping in view the strong tension prevailing around the area. Senior police and administrative officials have also rushed to the spot and are camping to keep a close watch on the situation.
Trouble erupted when hundreds of people gathered outside the Sadar thana to protest against the killing of local trader Anil Kumar last night, the mob torched a police jeep and pelted stones at the cops.
Unable to control the mob, the police opened fire leaving Rajiv Mishra (18) and Laxman Mishra (20) dead and injuring several others.
20 people were also reportedly injured in the stampede triggered by the police firing.
A least one of the wounded is said to be undergoing treatment at a local hospital, where doctors term the prognosis as rather poor.
Meanwhile, the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a high-level probe into the incident and asked the deputy inspector general of police concerned to probe the incident. “The erring policemen will not he spared,” said Kumar while speaking to the media.
Meanwhile, police teams have been deployed keeping in view the strong tension prevailing around the area. Senior police and administrative officials have also rushed to the spot and are camping to keep a close watch on the situation.
Trouble erupted when hundreds of people gathered outside the Sadar thana to protest against the killing of local trader Anil Kumar last night, the mob torched a police jeep and pelted stones at the cops.
Unable to control the mob, the police opened fire leaving Rajiv Mishra (18) and Laxman Mishra (20) dead and injuring several others.
20 people were also reportedly injured in the stampede triggered by the police firing.
A least one of the wounded is said to be undergoing treatment at a local hospital, where doctors term the prognosis as rather poor.
Meanwhile, the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a high-level probe into the incident and asked the deputy inspector general of police concerned to probe the incident. “The erring policemen will not he spared,” said Kumar while speaking to the media.
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