Violence marred the 24-hour Jharkhand bandh by the Opposition Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday in which a police officer was injured and two vehicles were set on fire despite tight security.
The in-charge of the Nawadih police station in Bokaro district Ram Chandra Ram was injured in his chest while trying to control bandh supporters, who burnt tyres to block the road at Nawadih, Superintendent of Police Y.S. Ramesh said.
The police officer was admitted to hospital.
In another incident, a stationary bus for employees of Tata Motors was torched by bandh supporters in the early hours in Jamshedpur, the police said.
A truck from Andhra Pradesh was set ablaze by the bandh supporters on the national highway near Dhanga in East Singhbhum district.
Over 9,000 bandh supporters were taken into preventive custody from across the State.
The RJD, the CPI and the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) supported the bandh called by the JMM to protest against the State’s recently announced domicile policy that defines, among other criteria, that anybody who has lived in Jharkhand for 30 or more years for business, employment or any other reason and has immovable property will be considered as a resident of the State. — PTI
