In Darbhanga, Bihar, a police officer and the landowner he was trying to evict were both injured in a fire incident. The police officers had gone to vacate the land as per the court’s orders when the landowner set himself on fire by pouring kerosene on himself. In the chaos that ensued, two police officers also got injured while trying to save the landowner. The injured person was immediately taken to the nearest hospital, where doctors referred him to a hospital in Patna due to the seriousness of his condition.
The incident took place in the Pindaruch village under the jurisdiction of Kamtaul Thana. The police state that there has been a dispute over a 6-dhur land between two brothers, Dr. Nagendra Chaudhary and Sunil Chaudhary, for almost 30 years. Recently, the Patna High Court had issued an order in favor of Sunil Singh, directing the removal of encroachments made by Dr. Nagendra Chaudhary. In accordance with this order, former CO Basant Kumar Chaudhary arrived with the police force to remove the encroachments. However, upon their arrival, Dr. Nagendra Chaudhary and his entire family began protesting against the eviction.
During the incident, one side alleges that the encroachments were not completely removed. CO Chandan Kumar reached Pindaruch village to verify the situation. However, a commotion broke out during the verification process, leading to a physical altercation. The people involved in the commotion started assaulting the police officers, resulting in injuries. It was during this chaos that Sunil Chaudhary’s son poured kerosene on himself and set himself on fire. He was immediately rushed to the hospital by the people present, and his condition was deemed serious by the doctors, who referred him to PMCH in Patna. Additionally, two other personnel, Sudhir Kumar Singh and Ramkalash Yadav, from the Anchal Guard also sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at CHC.
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दरभंगा में एक पुलिसकर्मी और उसके साथी दो पुलिसकर्मियों को जमीन मालिक ने आग में जलाया। यह घटना पिंडारुच गांव के क्षेत्र में हुई। पुलिस ने उन्हें तुरंत अस्पताल पहुंचाया और उनकी गंभीर स्थिति को देखते हुए उन्हें पटना पीएमसीएच रेफर कर दिया है। इस घटना का कारण एक जमीन का विवाद है जो दो भाईयों के बीच चल रहा है। पुलिस ने आरोपी जमीन मालिक के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की है।
