Situation tense after 17-year-old killed in clash in Jharkhand's Hazaribag; internet snapped in 4 districts
India Today
Internet services have been snapped in four districts after a 17-year-old boy was killed in a clash between members of two communities in Jharkhand's Hazaribag.
An irate mob torched six vehicles in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district after a boy was killed during a clash between members of two communities.
Protesters also blocked National Highway No 2 near Barhi - GT road, demanding R 5 lakh in compensation for the family of the teenager besides action against culprits under Mob Lynching Act 2021. However the blockade was lifted late in the day after repeated requests by the authorities.
Rupesh Kumar Pandey, 17, died after being assaulted on Sunday evening at Kariyadpur village in Barhi police station area of the district during immersion procession after Saraswati Puja, Hazaribag Superintendent of Police.
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"A named FIR has been lodged against 27 persons besides many unknown people. So far four arrests have been made while a hunt is on for others. Prohibitory orders under section 144 has been imposed in Barhi.
"Adequate deployment of forces have been done to maintain law and order," Superintendent of Police, Hazaribag Manoj Ratan Chothe told PTI.
The youth was allegedly assaulted near Dulmuha Devi Mandap resulting in his death at Sub Divisional Hospital, Barhi where he was taken in an unconscious condition.
