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Police fire to quell riot, 1 dead 2 Oct 2007, 0204 hrs IST,TNN
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LABHPUR/SURI:
The agitation in Birbhum against unscrupulous ration dealers again took a
violent turn on Monday, with police opening fire to disperse a mob.
While a 50-year-old man died
after being shot, several others were injured. The violence began after
villagers gathered at the Labhpur BDO’s office to submit a memorandum
against ration dealers who had been hoarding subsidised foodgrain for sale in
the open market.
The office
guards panicked after seeing the crowd swell to several thousand and closed the
gate to keep them out. That apparently provoked the villagers, who turned
violent. RAF was summoned and the firing began soon after.