Two Muslim groups clash in Araria ahead of Nitish Kumar's visit, 8 arrested
Two Muslim groups clash in Araria ahead of Nitish Kumar's visit, 8 arrested
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Patna: Before CM Nitish Kumar's 'Samadhan Yatra' in Bihar's Araria, information about fierce firing and arson is coming to the fore. Today i.e. on Friday (February 3) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is reaching Araria, before which violence broke out there. It is being told that this violence broke out after a clash in Jagta Palar village of Raniganj. Thereafter one of the sides fired several rounds and bombarded. After getting the information about the incident, the police reached the spot and after investigating the matter, arrested 8 people.

Araria's SDPO Pushkar Kumar has told that an FIR has been registered against 62 people. 4 people have been seriously injured in the violence, and have been admitted to Raniganj Hospital for treatment. Electoral enmity is being told as the reason for the clash. Panic has spread among the people of the village since then. On the other hand, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is also reaching the district, in such a situation there is chaos in the police administration. The two parties, which have fought, have enmity going on since years ago regarding the election of ward members. 
 
There was an altercation between the two groups on Thursday (February 2) morning, after which they turned violent. Even before this, there has been a fight between both parties and the case is also going on in court. Naam, Ayub, Imtiaz, Sameem, and Zuber have been mentioned among the injured. Whereas, from the other side Mohammad Naeem, Naseem, Mosim, Ajmat, Mateullah, Sukrul, Hasim, Samim, Moin, Murtaza, Anwarul, Amin, Abul, Kamal, Jameel, Ibran, Shamsul, Nasbul, Imtiaz, Saddam, Sagir and Sabir, etc. have been made accused.

In the violence that broke out in Araria, it has been reported that people were attacked with sticks, iron rods, axes, guns, country-made pistols, and bombs. Villagers say that before this there has been violence between the two sides dozens of times. Earlier, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had reached Araria on January 18-19 as well. The opposition is constantly alleging that after forming the government in alliance with RJD, violence is on the rise during Nitish Kumar's regime and Jungle Raj has returned.

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