This story is from February 23, 2020

Bihar: Nine held for setting RJD’s drunken neta free in Buxar

The Buxar police had to face the wrath of the supporters of an RJD functionary Manoj Thakur after they arrested him allegedly in an inebriated condition under the Brahmkrishna police outpost on Friday night.
Bihar: Nine held for setting RJD’s drunken neta free in Buxar
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PATNA/BUXAR: The Buxar police had to face the wrath of the supporters of an RJD functionary Manoj Thakur after they arrested him allegedly in an inebriated condition under the Brahmkrishna police outpost on Friday night.
An assistant sub-inspector of police was among three policemen injured in the incident. Thakur, stated to be Dumraon block functionary of the RJD, was nabbed from Noniapura village around 8 pm on Friday for violating the prohibition law.
As the news about his arrest spread, a group of his supporters attacked the police team near the railway crossing and set him free.
An ASI Banka Choudhary along with two other cops suffered injuries in stone pelting. They were rushed to the Dumraon hospital where Choudhary’s condition was stated to be critical. He had received serious injuries on his head while trying to disperse the mob.
Buxar SP Upendra Nath Verma said that altogether 20 people were detained for being involved in letting off Thakur, stated to be former mukhiya of Soba panchayat from police custody and attack on the police team. Of them, nine were arrested and sent to jail on Saturday while others were released from the police station for lack of evidence.
The SP further said that raids were on to nab Thakur, who is absconding after the incident. Police have also seized two bottles of liquor from Thakur’s bike, who has been booked under sections 353 (assault or use of force to deter public servant from discharge of duty) and 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC besides relevant sections of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act 2016.
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