File photo of former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad.
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Bihar Police has arrested former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad and Shahnawaz Alam alias Lakhani in connection with the violence in Sasaram. For this, the court had issued a warrant. Police arrested Jawahar Prasad and Shahnawaz Alam from their house late on Friday night. At present, the Sasaram police is interrogating both of them in this matter. He is accused of inciting violence. However, his supporters say that Jawahar Prasad had no hand in the violence in Sasaram. On the other hand, the wife of former MLA Jawahar Prasad says that the allegations made against him are completely wrong and baseless. Police is making false allegations. They are being unnecessarily harassed.
Rohtas SP Vineet Kumar has said that former MLA Jawahar Prasad has been arrested from Lashkariganj Sasaram and Shahnawaz Alam alias Lakhani from Madar Darwaza after the warrant was issued from the court in the case of violence in Sasaram last days. So far 63 people have been arrested in this case. Raids are being conducted to arrest the remaining 38 accused. Two people have also surrendered in the court due to the police crackdown.
Earlier, 3 BJP leaders had surrendered
According to the same police, some important clues were found against former MLAs Jawahar Prasad and Shahnawaz Alam. That’s why he has been arrested. The police had lodged an FIR against three BJP leaders in connection with the violence that broke out after the Ram Navami procession. After this all the three leaders had surrendered. All three were identified as Dr. Shivnath Chaudhary, Robin Kesari and Sonu Sinha, residents of Sasaram.
BJP leader said – accused is being made with a sense of revenge
Making serious allegations against the government and the police, senior BJP leader Rajendra Singh said that it is not appropriate to arrest the person who stopped the riots. Further work will be done after preparing BJP’s strategy regarding this. On the other hand, BJP leader Trivikram Singh said that it is not proper to pick up the MLA from the house at night. When the former MLAs along with the office bearers were engaged in restoring peace during the riots and making them the accused, the BJP leaders are being accused with a sense of revenge. On the other hand, the former MLA’s wife told that between 11:30 to 12:00 on Friday, the police reached home last night. As soon as the door opened, she started searching for the former MLA along with his son Santosh Kumar. But as the former MLA’s son Santosh Kumar was not staying at home, the police took the former MLA Jawahar Prasad along without informing him. The wife says that the allegations leveled against her are absolutely baseless.
People of the party clashed with each other in Rohtas and Nalanda.
In Rohtas and Nalanda, the parties clashed with each other during the Ram Navami procession. There was also arson, stone pelting and firing from both sides. After this the police had to take action and Section 144 was imposed in the area. A youth was also killed during the firing in Bihar Sharif. After this the police imposed curfew there. Even the internet had to be shut down. If the Bihar Police is to be believed, investigation is on against the violence that broke out in Nalanda and Sasaram. The names of many people have come to the fore in this case, against whom police are getting evidence and further action is being taken after arresting them.