Enraged mob pelted stones at the police station and ransacked vehicles thereafter, say media reports.
Violent protests have hit Samastipur in Bihar leading to the death of one man in the police firing. According to reports, on Friday, police fired shots into the air after a protest in Samastipr turned violent which claimed the life of one protestor and injuring six others. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered an inquiry into the incident that took place at Asadhi village under the Tajpur police station.
Enraged mob pelted stones at the police station and ransacked vehicles thereafter, say media reports. Some media reports claim that at least 20 vehicles were set ablaze by the angry crowd that ended up targeting senior police officers.
This comes in the wake of a medical supplier being shot dead two days back and a minor girl being abducted by unidentified assailants on Thursday.
The National Highway was also blocked by the protestors.
The police said violence broke out during a demonstration by villagers at an highway, reports PTI. They were protesting against the killing of a chemist by unidentified assailants two days ago, Samastipur Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Ranjan said.
They torched as many as eight police vehicles and also tried to set fire to the police station and attack the vehicle of a deputy superintendent, he said.
The police personnel "had to resort to firing in the air" after they could not disperse the crowd with batons, the SP said.
"In the melee, some police personnel perhaps could not aim their guns properly in the air and as a result of which two of the demonstrators suffered bullet injuries," Ranjan said.
One of them died on the spot and the other was taken to a hospital. Three policemen and an administrative official were also injured, he said.
The chief minister has called the incident "sad" and directed Tirhut divisional commissioner and the deputy inspector general of police (Tirhut Range) to visit the site and submit a report, an official release said here.
The situation was tense but brought under control and a large number of police personnel have been deployed in the area, the SP said.
(With PTI inputs)
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