NCW seeks report on action taken by Bihar govt over assault on woman mining inspector

The NCW notice was marked to Bihar Chief Secretary Aamir Subhani, DGP R S Bhatti, Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh, and SSP Rajiv Mishra

PGurus Newsdesk

April 19, 2023

The NCW notice was marked to Bihar Chief Secretary Aamir Subhani, DGP R S Bhatti, Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh, and SSP Rajiv Mishra

Amya Kumari, a woman mining inspector, was brutally assaulted and stones thrown at her

Taking cognizance of the assault on a woman mining inspector by the sand mafia on the outskirts of Patna, the National Commission for Women (NCW) asked the Bihar government to submit an action taken report on the matter within the next seven days.

The NCW notice was marked to Bihar Chief Secretary Aamir Subhani, DGP R S Bhatti, Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh, and SSP Rajiv Mishra.

A joint team of the mining department and the police reached Parev village on the banks of Sone River on Monday to inspect trucks overloaded with sand. However, they were attacked by the sand mafia there and while some police personnel and mining officials fled from the spot, three mining officials — Kumar Gaurav, Sayyad Farhin, and Amya Kumari — were dragged and brutally assaulted. The accused also pelted stones at them, especially the woman mining inspector, Amya Kumari.

Patna police have registered three FIRs against 53 persons and arrested 45 of them. The police also said that raids are being conducted to nab the remaining accused persons.

Meanwhile, Mining Minister Ramanand Yadav claimed on Tuesday that the State government will break the backbone of sand mafias in Bihar.

“I have seen the video of the assault on a woman mining officer. I will initiate the strongest possible action against the miscreants,” Yadav said.

Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh said: “We have arrested 45 persons and seized 50 vehicles. We have also seized a black Scorpio in which a wireless set was installed. We are investigating who all are behind the incident. We have video evidence and efforts are on to identify all the miscreants.”

[With Inputs from IANS]

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