Ex-BJP MLA arrested over Ram Navami violence in Bihar’s Sasaram
The Hindu
Former Bhartiya Janata Party legislator Jawahar Prasad was arrested late on April 28 night and forwarded to judicial custody for two weeks in connection with the communal violence which had rocked Sasaram town after Ram Navami procession on March 31.
Former Bhartiya Janata Party legislator from Bihar’s Sasaram, district headquarter of Rohtas, Jawahar Prasad was arrested late on April 28 night and forwarded to judicial custody on Saturday for two weeks in connection with a case related to communal violence which had rocked Sasaram town after Ram Navami procession on March 31.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said “irrespective of party affiliations, those found involved, would be arrested”.
Jawahar Prasad has been five-time MLA from Sasaram since 1990 but, was denied a ticket in the last 2020 Assembly elections.
“A local court in Rohtas had issued non-bailable arrest warrant against 28 people, including the former MLA in a case related with communal violence in Sasaram and the police arrested the MLA along with another person on Friday nigh,” Rohtas superintendent of police Binit Kumar told The Hindu over phone.
“We’re conducting a raid to nab other 26 people,” he added.
Over a dozen people had got injured and several were taken into custody following communal violence after Ram Navami procession in Sasaram town on March 31. The former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad was allegedly among those who were said to be instrumental in mobilising the mob during the procession which pelted stones at members of other communities in Sasaram town.
Apart from Sasaram, communal violence had also flared up in Nalanda and other places in the State following Ram Navami procession in those areas.
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