Jamshedpur: Firoj Khan and Noor-ul Haque, both accused in a case of rioting in Mango on May 20 this year on Monday surrendered before the court of first class judicial magistrate, M K Pradhan. Both Khan and Haque were absconding after the case was registered against them, but they prompted to surrender after police intensify raids on their house.
The two accused had protested violently in reaction after four cattle traders were lynched on suspicion of being child-lifters at Rajnagar village in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district on May 18.
It may be mentioned four youths, Sheikh Naim (35) resident of Phulpal, Sheikh Sajju (25), Sheikh Siraj (26) and Sheikh Halim (28), all residents of Haldipokhar, were lynched at Rajnagar while they were going to buy cattle from Haldiopokhar to Rajnagar on May 18.
Notably, after four cattle traders were lynched in Rajnagar in adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district, the members of Muslim Ekta Manch had given a call for Mango bandh as a mark of protest. The bandh supporters had resorted to a large-scale violence on the street after forcing the shops and business establishments to remain closed on May 20.
The incident was triggered when members of a newly formed social outfit (Muslim Ekta Manch), who had given a call to close down shops in minority areas, to condole lynching of four youths (all from minority communities) at a village in Rajnagar block in neighbouring Seraikela-Kharsawan district started enforcing closure of shops in Purulia Road passing through minority dominated pockets.
“During our probe we found that the bandh supporters did not only forcibly close the shops, but also attacked the Mango police station and thana out-post and pelting stornes at the police, inflicting injuries to over half-a-dozen policemen. The protestors had dispersed only after Rapid Action Force (RAF) was called for controlling the situation,” said an official.
