Madhubani killings | Opposition blames officials, politicians for shielding accused
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Police deny caste angle to incident, say it is fallout of personal enmity
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Police deny caste angle to incident, say it is fallout of personal enmity
Opposition parties have blamed local administration and politicians for patronising main accused Pravin Jha in the killing of five people in Madhubani district on March 29.
Mr. Jha, along with five others, was arrested on April 7 and allegedly runs private militia Ravan Sena, comprising members of the dominant caste.
The ruling JD(U) on Thursday said “there is rule of law in Nitish Kumar’s regime, where nobody will be spared after committing a crime”.
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Ravan Sena guns down 5 in Madhubani, cop suspended
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A new outfit of upper castes Maithil Brahmins - Ravan Sena is alleged to have gunned down five upper caste Rajput youths at Mahmudpur village in Madhubani district last week. Root cause of violence, according to the families of the victims, was refusal to supply banned gutkas to them. The Maithil Brahmins on the other hand have alleged the Rajputs have prevented them from fishing in the village pond. Leader of opposition, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who led a team of upper caste leaders in his party, visited the village and claimed the Maithils had formed a new militant organisation - Ravan Sena and resorted to bloody Holi on Holi day by firing indiscriminately on the five youths, who died on the spot. Tejaswhi alleged though the nearest police station - Benipatti was three km away from the village, police came eight hours after the firing.