Ramgarh: A 75-year-old woman was killed in Barkipona Village under the Rajrappa police station during late night search operations on Wednesday by the local police in connection with the clash of violence that broke out in the area of burning Ravana Ephigsi in Dusshera.
Malo Devi died when the police allegedly broke into his house.
The door to his house went bankrupt and fell to him.
The police were even allegedly struggling and their family members.
Talking to reporters on Thursday, his grandson Prabha Kumari (15) accused the police of atrocities that caused his death.
Deputy Commissioner Madhavi Mishra said that because his death could only be ascertained after post mortem.
“The probe will be ordered if there is a physical injury found in an autopsy report and the guilty will surely be punished,” he added.
“Additional security forces have been deployed in the village and the situation is tense but controlled,” he said, adding that he had spoken with Ramgarh SP Prabhat Kumar who denied the mistake in the area.
The BJP State President Deepak Prakash, who also visited the village at night, demanded that the police accused of being ordered for murder under the 302 IPC section.
“This said Ravan Raaj in the state.
The woman died after the door fell to her and because the police struggled.
We demanded strict actions against the guilty police,” he told Ti by telephone.
Ramgarh Mla Mamata Devi Met Dig (North Chhotanagpur Division) Narendra Kumar Singh in this matter.
On the other hand, the Chandra Prakash Chaudhary Party Party Giridih Party Giroid, which is a native of Chitarpur Block in the district, on Thursday visiting Devi’s house to take stock situations.
Then when talking to the media, Chaudhary said that the police had treated villagers such as guerrillas and destroyed their homes on behalf of search operations in Barkipona Village.
Former MP BJP Yadunath Pandey also met with family members from the deceased and said the burning of Rahwana Efigsi was a religious and administrative issue must avoid cruelty.
Two police officers, including the Deputy Supervisor of Police Sanjiv Kumar Mishra and Rajrappa Police Station In-Charge Vipin Kumar, was injured in clashes during Dusshera when they tried to stop the burning of covid-induced sidewalks.
About 26 villagers were arrested in this relationship and more attacks took place, police said.
Elderly women died during search operations by police
