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Late night Navratri Jagran programme In Bihar’s Begusarai turned chaotic after Police intervened to stop vulgar performance creating disturbance in the pandal. On Tuesday late night at 3 am – on the day of Dussehra situation turned tense between police and people attending the religious gathering at the Vaishnavi Durga Sthan Puja pandal near Pangachhi Chowk, under the Mufassil police station area.
A late-night Navratri Jagran program in Begusarai, Bihar, escalated into chaos when police intervened, with allegations that a dancer was slapped and an officer pointed his service pistol at the crowd; Begusarai SP Manish has assigned an investigation to the Sadar-01 SDPO.
Begusarai Superintendent of Police Manish has taken cognisance of the incident and assigned an investigation to the Sadar-01 Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO). The police have said that action will be taken against anyone found guilty after the inquiry.
Female Dancer Alleges She Was Slapped On Stage
As per the accounts of people in the venue, there was police presence at the Jagran event to ensure security. The police inspector allegedly requested the organisers to stop the programme since it had gone beyond its schedule late in the night.
According to the story, the incident escalated when the police inspector got on stage and tried to persuade the organisers to stop the programme. It is alleged that the female dancer stopped performing on instructions and was slapped when she was getting off the stage.
She raised questions about why she was physically abused in the presence of everyone. In addition to this, she stated that even the organiser was physically abused by the police inspector.
The lady dancer stated that the event could have been stopped without using any kind of physical force. In addition to this, she questioned why a female police inspector had not been called for communicating the message.
In Bihars Begusarai, a woman perfomer was slapped by a police inspector on the stage. The same inspector was later ambushed by the crowd. https://t.co/fzCZ1tapv6
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Inspector Allegedly Points Service Pistol At Crowd
The alleged assault reportedly angered people attending the religious gathering. Some attendees questioned the inspector, leading to a heated exchange between the crowd and police personnel.
As the confrontation intensified, the inspector allegedly took out his service pistol and pointed it towards the crowd. The purported video of the incident has fuelled questions about how the situation was handled and whether the officer followed proper procedures.
Begusarai Superintendent of Police Manish took cognisance of the video after it circulated on social media and assigned the investigation to the Sadar-01 SDPO.
According to the SP, the footage showed a disturbance at the pandal during a late-night performance. Police personnel intervened to control the situation, after which the performers were removed and a scuffle reportedly broke out with the organisers.
The SP said strict legal action would be taken against anyone found guilty based on the investigation report.
