Munger: Angry over the Munger firing incident in Bihar, a mob of several hundred people set police vehicles on fire and vandalised property at the Purab Sarai police station here and at the SP office on Thursday afternoon.
The Purab Sarai police station was also set on fire.
The situation was tense in Munger on Thursday as all shops in the district remain closed. Keeping in view the tense situation, the Election Commission has removed Munger district magistrate Rajesh Meena and SP Lipi Singh.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer in Bihar, Sanjay Kumar Singh, confirmed the removal of these two officers. New officers will be deployed soon, he said.
On Thursday afternoon, a large number of local residents assembled at the SP office and shouted slogans against the Munger police. They alleged that the Munger police had opened fire on Durga devotees at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chowk on Monday night that left one person dead and several others injured.
Following that incident, a video also went viral where policemen are seen baton-charging devotees who were seen taking shelter around the idols in a bid to save their lives.
Earlier, Munger Chamber of Commerce called for a ‘Bandh’ on Thursday and its representatives and president Krishna Kumar Agrawal were seen asking traders to shut their shops.
Additional paramilitary forces were also deployed to restore peace.
