Jaiswal for inquiry into Bhagalpur mob justice incident

Minister of State for Home Affairs Sri Prakash Jaiswal today condemned the incident in which a person was brutally beaten up by the public and was later dragged by a motorbike driven by a policeman in Bihars Bhagalpur District yesterday.Jaiswal said he would ask the State Government to order an inquiry into it.

Bhagalpur/New Delhi, Aug 29 : Minister of State for Home Affairs Sri Prakash Jaiswal today condemned the incident in which a person was brutally beaten up by the public and was later dragged by a motorbike driven by a policeman in Bihar's Bhagalpur District yesterday.Jaiswal said he would ask the State Government to order an inquiry into it.

"I condemn this incident and will speak to the Bihar Government about this. I want them to investigate the matter and bring forward the truth," he told reporters in New Delhi.

Meanwhile, protests erupted in Bhagalpur this morning over the incident.

An angry mob surrounded Nath Nagar Police Station in the district, where the thief has been lodged, and shouted slogans against police.

Two policemen have already been suspended, officials said, adding that the suspect, Aurangzeb, has been arrested on charges of robbery. He has been taken to a prison hospital with serious internal injuries, bruising and cuts.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also asked the Bihar Government to report on the attack. It has indicated that it might send its own officers to investigate the police brutality, a spokeswoman of the Commission said.

ANI