Days after villagers in Bihar’s Araria district foiled a notorious criminal’s political ambitions by voting against his wife in a panchayat bypoll, they displayed savagery in blinding the criminal and his cousin by pouring acid in their eyes.
The blinding of Munna Thakur and Kanhaiya Thakur, struggling at a hospital, has revived painful memories of the Bhagalpur blinding case and the rule of law in Bihar’s villages.
Three of the 17 people named in the FIR were arrested and police were looking for the rest and the other 10 unnamed villagers who committed the ghastly act at Hingna village in Paramanandpur panchayat under Raniganj police station.
Araria’s acting SP Manoj Kumar said a probe was on after an FIR was lodged under Section 307 of the IPC and raids were being conducted to arrest the culprits. Acid from batteries of solar lamps was used to blind the two men, who police said were terrorising villagers after Munna’s wife Indu Kumari lost in the bypoll.
Thakur, a criminal known in the area for cases of bank dacoity and road robbery, had blamed the villagers for the defeat.
While criminals and men facing criminal cases often make their wives contest polls and ensure their victory through the fear factor, villagers of Paramanandpur were pra-ised after the December 20 panchayat bypoll for setting a notable exception.
The blinding of Munna Thakur and Kanhaiya Thakur, struggling at a hospital, has revived painful memories of the Bhagalpur blinding case and the rule of law in Bihar’s villages.
Three of the 17 people named in the FIR were arrested and police were looking for the rest and the other 10 unnamed villagers who committed the ghastly act at Hingna village in Paramanandpur panchayat under Raniganj police station.
Araria’s acting SP Manoj Kumar said a probe was on after an FIR was lodged under Section 307 of the IPC and raids were being conducted to arrest the culprits. Acid from batteries of solar lamps was used to blind the two men, who police said were terrorising villagers after Munna’s wife Indu Kumari lost in the bypoll.
Thakur, a criminal known in the area for cases of bank dacoity and road robbery, had blamed the villagers for the defeat.
While criminals and men facing criminal cases often make their wives contest polls and ensure their victory through the fear factor, villagers of Paramanandpur were pra-ised after the December 20 panchayat bypoll for setting a notable exception.
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