In Gaya, police and sand mafia barged into houses and attacked villagers, injuring more than 6 people in violent clashes.

BIHAR NEWS: Villagers protested for the second day on Monday against the mining of sand in Budhi river in Shergatti, Gaya, on the road built to reach Shambi village. Here, after receiving the information, the Cherkady Police Station went to the spot and a clash broke out between the villagers. The villagers alleged that the police force came to the village and started brutally assaulting the people. Women, old people and the insane were beaten by the police without discrimination. They alleged that many houses were forcibly entered and women were also assaulted. Enraged by this, the villagers chased the police out of the town. Gulshan Khatoon, Sunita Devi, Mohammad Tanveer, Madhudevi, Budhan Mian were injured in the police action. Ramesh Manji, husband of villager Sunitha Devi, who was injured in the fight, said the sand mafia gang was linked to the police. They misbehaved with the woman and the villagers in the presence of the police. They were brutally beaten with sticks. I got a serious injury on my head. Similarly, Madhudevi said that there were two or three female policemen with the police. But the police were blind spectators as the goons of the sand mafia brutally attacked the people in the village and on the riverside. We also have a video of it. Dafatar Kanhaiya Singh and his son Munna Singh abused and beat us,” said Gulshan Khatun. Meanwhile, Mohammad Tanveer said that Tafatar and his son hit me on the head with a stick due to which I got a serious injury on my head. About 10 stitches were also required. The youth said that we were scared and did not even go for treatment after the head injury. Bleeding profusely, the family hurriedly stapled the wound shut. Apart from this, the villagers said that the people did not let Phudan Mian, who was mentally ill, beat him with a stick until he fell unconscious on the ground. On the other hand, Rekha Gupta, wife of a panchayat samiti member, said the door of the house was closed. My shop was open. They broke open the door of the house next to the shop, beat and kicked the children and took away their mobile phones. After about two hours, the police returned the children's mobile phones. Currently, there is peace in Balugat due to the clash between the police and the villagers. What's more, the villagers objected to the sanding of the road even on Sunday. Subsequently, the villagers alleged that the sand contractors broke the glass of the Poklan machine to implicate the villagers in the case. The villagers took a video of this. The police reached the village on Monday to resolve the deadlock between the villagers and the sand contractor. A conflict ensued between the two parties. Then, there was a ban on both sides. Its video is going viral on social media. A bike was also damaged in the incident. After this incident, there is tension in the village and surrounding areas. What do the victims say that the sand mafia dug a hole in the road meant for pedestrian traffic in Hamani village? We oppose this. After the police arrived, the sand contractor Tafatar and his son were beaten. Trees planted under MNREGA were also uprooted to extract sand. Injured Mo Tanveer said Kanhaiya Singh Tafatdar's son was working with a sand contractor. Both father and son reached the village with the police. Both father and son brutally attacked the villagers. We have a video of it. Trees planted under the MNREGA scheme were also uprooted by the sand mafia, the injured said. What the sensor says, the sensor said we are sanding as per rules. If there is a complaint with the villagers, there should have been negotiations. It is said that the villagers complained to the police station about irregularities in sand mining. Subsequently, the police went to the sand quarry along with the mining department official. Talks were held with the villagers. The situation is under control. The police are monitoring it. He said the police would register an FIR and take action regarding the roadblock incident. Also Read: High school teacher stabbed to death in Muzaffarpur, purse and mobile stolen The post In Gaya, police and sand mafia barricade villagers, over 6 injured in violent encounter appeared first on Prabhat Khabar.