An angry mob of around 1,000 villagers of Chainpur village under the Madhuwan police station of this district blocked the Dumari-Giridih road for atleast two hours on Thursday to protest the death of one villager Gulabchand Mahto after being attacked by co-villagers.
The villagers and agitators were demanding immediate arrest of the culprits responsible for the gruesome killing of the villager. The blockade was lifted after couple of hours when the Deputy SP Vijay Asis Kujur, Madhuwan officer-in charge, Chander Mohan Oraw and O/C, Noel Bhusan Minj of Pirtard police station rushed to the spot ongetting complaints from the local police.
When the Deputy SP assured the aggrieved family and the villagers that the police will arrest the culprits as soon as possible, the blockade was lifted.
According to details available from the police that a local villager Gulab-Chand Mahto was injured by some unidentified person in his village last August 22, 2015 when he had gone for natural call.
The victim was being treated for wounds on his body and head, when he succumbed at K.M.Memorial hospital, Bokaro on August 25.
The Madhuwan police continue to be clueless about the murder of Gulabchand Mahto. He was killed by unknown criminals while was on wayto his house from natural call .
According to Giridih DY S.P. Vijay Asis kujur, the police are on the job. It would not be proper to divulge details of the investigation at this stage, he said adding the police hopeful of an early breakthrough in the case.
The deceased wife Saviti Devi have informed the police in local “Janta darbar” that four co-villagers Hari Thakur, Babu lal Yadav, Aklu Mahto and Sukhdeo Yadav, who have attacked him directly on his head with sharp-edged weapons. It was clear that their intension was to kill him, the police commented.