Vaishali: Following the murder of Dalit Sena leader Rakesh Paswan in Bihar's Vaishali district on Friday, the supporters of the Dalit leader went on a rampage in Lalganj. Police had to fire two rounds to disperse the mob. The supporters of the slain Dalit leader ran amok, vandalising Lalganj's Tinpulwa Chowk, Lalganj market area as well as a police station. A large contingent of the police force was deputed to control the situation.
On Thursday evening, miscreants fired bullets at Dalit Sena leader Rakesh Paswan, who was staying at his home in Panchdamiya village in the district. When news spread about his death, his supporters took to the streets and went on a rampage. The protesting crowd damaged the police vehicle of Lalganj SHO Amarandra Kumar. The protesters pushed the vehicle into a roadside pond. The Vaishali DM and SP were camping at the troubled spot.
Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras, who was in Vaishali, to attend the funeral of slain Dalit Sena leader Rakesh Paswan, said, "We have lost the most promising and hard-working leader. Rakesh was the general secretary of the Dalit Sena. Miscreants shot him dead. His brother Mukesh Paswan and others are also facing threats to their life."
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"I had a discussion with the DM in connection with providing security cover to family members of deceased Rakesh Paswan. The next of kin of the deceased must be given government compensation and a job also. A special team must be constituted to arrest the culprit at the earliest," said the Union Minister, adding, "The law and order situation in the state has gone for a toss. Criminals are ruling the roost. A day ago, bank dacoity took place in Sonepur, wherein miscreants shot dead two bank guards and looted Rs 13 lakh."
