The operator and staff of a sweet shop were attacked on Saturday night in Kishoreganj Chowk located on Harmu Road in Kotwali police station area of the State Capital. In protest against this, businessmen have kept their shops closed at Kishoreganj Chowk on Sunday.
Keeping the security in mind, additional police forces have been deployed on the spot. It is noteworthy that 70 to 80 people of a group together attacked Preeti Sweets operator, Rudra Pratap Nath Shahdeo and his staff, Manoj Yadav at Kishoreganj Chowk on Saturday night. Both were seriously injured in this attack. Both have been admitted to the hospital after the incident.
Builder Nilesh Lal, resident of Hindpiri police station area, had parked his car on the roadside at Kishoreganj Chowk at 8:30 pm on Saturday night meanwhile, the young man riding the scooter pushed the car. Due to which there was some altercation between both the parties. The matter was calmed down due to the intervention of the operator of Preeti Sweets and the local people. Meanwhile, the youth riding the scooter called and informed someone about the matter. After this, 70 to 80 people from one party, armed with swords and sticks, reached the spot at 9:45 pm and attacked Preeti Sweets. When they protested, the hotel operator and his staff were beaten severely. In which both were seriously injured.
In an another incident of crime in the State Capital, an incident of theft of silver worth Rs 20 lakh has taken place from Silver Colony Jewelers in Lalpur. The incident happened late on Saturday night, although the incident came to light on Sunday. The thieves took away valuable jewelery and silver idols worth lakhs with them. A big collection was ordered in the establishment for Dhanteras and Diwali. After getting information about the incident, the police has started investigating the matter.
The theft has been carried out by thieves by cutting the shutter of the showroom. There are big jewelery showrooms around Silver Colony. The thieves have created a sensation by committing theft at such a place. The establishment was attractively decorated for Dhanteras, but in the meantime thieves carried out this incident. Precious silver ornaments and idols have been stolen. At present the stock is being matched. Only after that will it be known how much silver has gone missing. It is estimated that silver jewelery worth more than Rs 20 lakh has been stolen by thieves.