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Protest in Bihar over lynching of school director
Patna, June 29
A day after the director of a
private residential school in Bihar's Nalanda district was lynched by
villagers, hundreds of angry protestors on Monday blocked traffic and
demanded action against those involved, police said.
Devender
Prasad, director of the Devender Prasad Sinha School in Nirpur, about
100 km from Patna, was beaten to death by angry villagers on Sunday
after the bodies of two missing students, residents of the school
hostel, were found in a pond nearby.
The villagers blamed the school authorities for their death.
Meanwhile,
the post-mortem report revealed that the two students died after they
drowned in the pool and were not beaten as no injuries were found on
their bodies.
In view of the angry protest, the state government
suspended the officer in-charge of Nalanda police station, Sunil Kumar
Nirjhar, on Monday for negligence of duty.
At least ten culprits were also identified through video footage, police said.
Additional
Director General of Police headquarters Sunil Kumar told newspersons
here that Patna range Deputy Inspector General Shalin will investigate
the case.
"Patna range DIG will probe into the incident and action will be taken against the culprits involved," Kumar said.
The
family of the lynched director demanded a CBI probe, and private
schools in Nalanda remained close on Monday in protest against the
incident.
"Angry over the barbaric incident, hundreds of people,
with the body of Prasad, blocked roads and railway tracks at Hilsa, in
Nalanda district, demanding the arrest of culprits and action against
local administration officials, including the police," said
Superintendent of Police Sidharth.
Prasad hailed from Hilsa, a small town in Nalanda district.
"I
have asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into
the death of my father because my father was lynched in presence of
police officials, who watched as silent spectators," Prasad's daughter
Sawarnlata said.
Nalanda police chief Sanjay Kumar said a case
was filed on the basis of a complaint lodged by Prasad's family and the
police have begun investigation