Ramgarh (Jharkhand): A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was among two persons arrested while another person surrendered in court in connection with the lynching of a meat trader in Ramgarh district recently, police said. Nityanand Mahato, the local BJP leader, and Santosh Singh were arrested in the case. Another accused Chhotu Rana surrendered in Ramgarh court, superintendent of police Kishore Kaushal said on Saturday. The incident took place at Bazaar Tand locality of Ramgarh town. The incident in Ramgarh took place just a couple of days after a mob attacked and injured a man in Giridih district on suspicion that he had slaughtered a cow.

Source: Mint July 02, 2017 09:56 UTC