Two killed in police firing, Inquiry ordered

Patna, Mar 16 (UNI) The Bihar government tonight ordered a judicial inquiry into police firing at Matihani in Begusarai district in which two died and as many injured.

Earlier in the day, an unruly mob attacked and torched the block office at Matihani and damaged government vehicles besides other public properties.

District Magistrate Sanjeev Hans said that some anti-socials in the mob attacked the police and started stone pelting when use of canes and lathis failed to repulse the furious mob, the police opened fire in self defence.

The people were furious following announcement that the scheduled programme of distribution of ration coupons among them had been postponed.

CPI and CPI(ML) called a 12-hour Begusarai bandh tomorrow to protest today's polcie firing.

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