In connection of stone-pelting on police, the Garhwa police have arrested four persons including the husband of the Garhwa City Council president Pinky Keshari, Santosh Kesari. All have been sent to judicial custody. All the people are accused of inciting people to stone pelting on the police during removal of encroachments at Garhwa bus stand.
The arrested are BJP MLA representative Santosh Kesari, Jyoti Prakash Keshari, Jitendera Kumar and Lakhan Gupta. In stone-pelting two other police personnel, including CO and Police Inspector got injured. On the complaint of Circle Officer Baidyanath Kamti police registered case under section of 143, 341, 323, 337, 353 and 420 of Indian Penal Code.The CO said that encroachment was being removed peacefully at Garhwa bus stand when Santosh Kesari and Jyoti Prakash Keshari came there and provoked people.