Jharkhand’s Chatra police are in touch with Gaya police in Bihar as some anti social elements from village Swayti under Gaya district’s Kothi police station reached Barooura Shariff under Chatra’s Koonda police station on Wednesday March 15 where six houses were gutted and communal amity was shattered.
DGP D K Pandey told the Pioneer on Thursday, “The Chatra police are exchanging notes with Gaya police about the ruffians coming over here who indulged in such violence here which was contained effectively within a few hours time.”
When told that some local residents living near the shrine have taken pictures of violence on their cell phones he said any law abiding citizen should make it accessible to police to help it to crack down against the enemies of the communal harmony.
DGP said ‘ I am told of some inflammatory cassettes being played on this occasion. I have asked the Chatra police to find it out without any loss of time’. He agreed that inflammation through cassettes would be dealt with very firmly.
DGP said static force will be there as part of the CBM ( confidence building measure) and the violence site has almost returned to normality with SP camping there on the second consecutive day today.
Sources said some rioters did try to take liberty with women folks but when one girl there threw concentrated acid water which is used mostly in household to cleanse toilets the rioters retreated with burn signs on their hands and faces.
DGP added the civil administration is all set to mitigate the sufferings of the victims there. SDO and other officials are assessing the extent of damages and destruction of property there. DGP said ‘ I am in touch with the Chatra civil administration in this regard’.
Chatra SP Anjani Kumar Jha said ‘ 12 people have been named accused in this case. Some of the 12 are from Bihar’s Kothi police station. We have definite information about them . The locals named in the FIR would be booked soon’.
Chatra SP further said static force will continue to be here but the scene of violence now is normal and life here goes on as usual. Jha narrating one thing said when there was the eruption of the communal violence some Hindus were guarding the main gate of the shrine Barooura Shariff as the main gate is said to have been installed by some Hindus there and so no damage was done to the main gate.
About holding the peace committee meeting Jha said it will be held sooner as a large number of people of both the communities have vowed to live in peace and communal harmony there.