Bihar Ram Navami Violence Was Planned On Social Media, WhatsApp: Cops
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Police said the violence in Nalanda's Biharsharif was planned and executed through social media and a WhatsApp group which had 456 members.
The violence in Bihar during Ram Navami was well-planned and the mastermind has surrendered, the police said on Saturday.Police said the violence in Nalanda's Biharsharif was planned and executed through social media and a WhatsApp group which had 456 members.
Kundan Kumar, the Bajrang Dal convener of the Nalanda district, was the admin of the WhatsApp group which was formed just ahead of the Ram Navami, said Jitendra Singh Gawar, Additional Director General of Police, Bihar.
He said Kundan Kumar surrendered after the administration began to attach his properties.
The other admin of the group, Kishan Kumar, has also surrendered.
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