Tension prevailed at Mahadalit tola of Bhelaipur village in Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar, following the lynching of a motorcyclist who accidentally hit a goat, which had strayed from an encroached residential area on to the state highway, Saturday. People from nearby villages retaliated by attacking the Mahadalit tola and ransacking the houses there, late Saturday evening. The police have so far arrested 10 persons — two in connection with Navin Kumar’s murder and eight others for arson and loot at the Mahadalit tola. Police deployed at a Muzaffarpur village after a motorcyclist was lynched for hitting a goat on Saturday. “The residents of Mahadalit tola have left their dwellings to take shelter at safer places.

Source: Hindustan Times April 16, 2017 11:26 UTC