1983-2011 Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 New Delhi: A high alert has been sounded across Bihar following the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh on Friday morning. Eight companies of police personnel have been deployed and day-long curfew clamped in Arrah to control the law and order where Singh's supporters clashed with police, and damaged public and private property while protesting against the murder. Singh, who allegedly masterminded several massacres in central Bihar during the 1990s, was accosted allegedly by six gunmen who were armed with sophisticated weapons. The gunmen pumped several bullets into Singh, killing him on the spot at Katira Mohalla under Nawada police station of Bhojpur district, 71 kms from Patna. As soon as the news of his killing spread, thousands of his supporters gathered, shouting anti-government slogans and then attacked government building including the residence of the District Judge, the circuit house and the railway station. Railways have diverted trains passing through Arrah as a precautionary measure. Even though the small contingent of police personnel including the Superintendent of Police tried to control the mob, but they were vastly outnumbered. The protesters clashed with the police and then set many vehicles on fire. Additional police force from Patna, Buxar and Rohtas have been rushed to Bhojpur along with personnel of the Bihar Military Police to maintain law and order, according to Additional Director General (Law and Order) SK Bhardwaj. Senior police officials including Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay Anand rushed to Arrah to take a stock of the situation and monitor the law and order situation. At one place angry protesters heckled the DGP and charged him with failure to provide security to Singh, forcing him to leave the area. A forensic team also accompanied the DGP to look for clues. The police finally managed to take Singh's body away for autopsy only at around 2 PM. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appealed for peace even as his bitter rival and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while adding that Singh's murder should not be politicised. Blaming Nitish Kumar for the "rising crime graph" in the state, Lalu also commented that there was no law and order in Bihar. "Ranvir Sena Chief Mukhiaji is not a small name amongst the farmers of Bihar. The people in the area and across the state are very upset," said Lalu while demanding that Nitish should visit the murder site. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi also appealed for clam and said that the accused would face severe punishment. "The incident was unfortunate. I ask the people to maintain peace. Police are investigating and the accused would be punished. These incidents should not happen. The way this incident happened was unfortunate. It is a matter which should be investigated. The DGP is present at the site," said Modi. The state government is aware that if the accused are not apprehended soon the situation defused, the situation could spiral out of control and lead to a revival of the caste wars. Singh's Ranvir Sena, though defunct now, represented the landlords of central Bihar and their targets inevitably used to be landless lower castes, who are supported by the Maoists. His killing could give his supporters an excuse to revive the militia. Singh had set up his dreaded outfit in the mid-1990s when caste armies, professing to protect rights of different groups, had sprung up all over Bihar. Apart from Laxmanpur-Bathe, the Sena also allegedly organised massacres at Mianpur and Bathani Tola. According to the police, the Sena was allegedly involved in as many as 29 massacres between 1995 and 2000 and remained the most formidable adversary of the ultra-Left extremist groups as well as the state police. Singh, who held a political science post-graduate degree from Patna University, was arrested in Patna in 2002, and with that a decline in the number of caste armies ensued. He had been on bail in the last of the 22 cases against him. In April, 2011, a Bihar court had sentenced 16 persons to death and awarded life imprisonment to 10 others in the Laxmanpur-Bathe case. But Singh, who was one of the accused, escaped punishment as he was declared an absconder, though he was lodged in Arrah Jail in connection with other cases. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ranvir-sena-chief-killed-bihar-on-high-alert/263643-37-64.html
rkt.india Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 Rage in Patna by ranveer sena in shavyatra of mukhia....news on channels.
Lurker Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 Reminded me of the 80s and 90s era when Bihar symbolized what was worst in India, and best. Growth of militias like Ranveer Sena was essentially down to growth of Naxalites that moved Eastwards from Bengal in late 70s. If you travelled anywhere in Bihar back then you would be welcomed by a slogan - Jameen kiski? Jo jote uski - as in whoever tills the land owns the land. Underneath were often slogans - CPI Male (as Marxist Leninist) or Swaranon ko 6 inch chota karo (kill upper caste). Many upper caste groups started grouping together and this led to violent blood bath. In many ways it was the worst phase of Bihar. However one has to look back, and I would hate to sound as taking sides, and wonder of the results. While Naxalism has spread across the nation today and has perhaps become Enemy number 1 of India, in Bihar it did not spread. Was it because the typical supporters of Naxals didnt lend their support to them? Or that the taking of arms of upper group Biharis made them think twice? Who knows? Effed the state royally good, but maybe saved it too. Hopefully this wont start another round of bloodbath.
Lurker Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 *****er should have rotted in Jail. Couldn't agree more. Still it is freaking hilarious to hear a Modi-bhakt claim how anyone else should have rotted in jail! lol. Kabeera sab the biggest "scalp" this ****er had was about 50 casualities at one go. Care to compare that with what Modi's score was in one scoop? :winky: And lest you go the whole - Prove it! Court and Juidicial system agree Modi was innocent yada yada..well the same holds true for this chap as well..:winky::winky::winky:
KhanSaab Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Couldn't agree more. Still it is freaking hilarious to hear a Modi-bhakt claim how anyone else should have rotted in jail! lol. Kabeera sab the biggest "scalp" this ****er had was about 50 casualities at one go. Care to compare that with what Modi's score was in one scoop? :winky: And lest you go the whole - Prove it! Court and Juidicial system agree Modi was innocent yada yada..well the same holds true for this chap as well..:winky::winky::winky: :hatsoff: for exposing hypocrisy.
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