By Amit Bhelari
A Dalit tola (hamlet) was attacked Wednesday night, and at least 34 houses were set on fire by alleged land mafia at Krishna Nagar village under Mufassil Police station in Bihar’s Nawada district.
Villagers said that the land mafia, who numbered in the dozens, allegedly fired several rounds.
There is panic among the people living in the village and police are continuously conducting raids to nab the culprits. So far 15 people have been arrested by the police.
On Thursday, the Nawada police issued a press statement saying the homes of 34 families were burnt, 21 completely and 13 partially, by miscreants and there was no report of any casualty.
Till Wednesday night 11 people were arrested, including the main accused Nandu Paswan; by Thursday morning four more people had been arrested.
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