Ranchi deputy inspector general (DIG) Anoop Birtharay suspends officer in-charge (OC) of Chutia police station, Uma Shankar Singh, for laxity in handling the shooting case where a disc jockey was shot dead. Incident involved clash between customers and bar management leading to death of DJ Sandeep Pramanik from West Bengal. Ranchi SSP Chandan Kumar Sinha's report highlights lapses by OC. 20 accused arrested, including shooter Abhishek Singh. Significant progress in investigation with recovery of weapons and vehicles.
Several people were injured when clashes broke out between two communities in the Nagri locality of Ranchi on Friday evening. The clashes occurred during the visharjan (idol immersion procession) after the Saraswati Puja celebrations. The police have brought the situation under control.
The district administration and the police maintained vigil on the temples, sobhas yatras, concerts, and other religious events organised in their respective areas on Monday on the occasion of ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Ram Lalla’s idol in the Ayodhya temple. The deployment would continue till Tuesday.
Ranchi: The state government officials on Monday held a high-level review meeting with the special protection group (SPG) personnel at the Birsa Munda.