Jharkhand: 30 arrested for stopping CM’s convoy at protest; 2 policemen suspended
2 min read Thirty folks have been arrested for stopping Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s convoy, vandalizing barricades and injuring policemen throughout a protest Monday.
The crowd had gathered to protest days after a girl’s mutilated physique was present in an remoted space in Ranchi district. However, in the course of the protest at Kishoreganj Chowk, protestors allegedly obtained violent, after which the CM’s convoy was rerouted. Sources within the police additionally added that they’ve suspended two cops for dereliction of responsibility.
Ranchi SSP Surendra Jha stated, “30 people found involved in this incident have been sent to jail so far. They had conspired to attack the CM’s convoy in a planned manner and had even pelted stones on the first vehicle on the convoy. In due time the convoy rerouted. ”
CM Hemant Soren advised reporters, “I got to know about the incident later…A few people had planned this…and if found to be true and the administration will take strict action. Ranchi is a very small city and we know each other’s face and whose people they are, we all know very well. But the law does not work seeing the party or organization. The law will act on the wrong activities.”
On the Ormanjhi restoration of the physique stated: “Police is doing their job and we are not hiding anything from the public.”
Meanwhile, Jharkhand authorities Tuesday shaped a two member High Level Committee comprising an IAS officer KK Soan and an IPS officer DIG Akhilesh Jha. A present trigger discover has additionally been issued to the SSP and Deputy Commissioner Ranchi.
