Tag: MCB DISTRICT

Lightning struck the police station, many policemen injured

Manendragarh. In Janakpur police station of MCB district on Wednesday afternoon, 5 policemen were slightly injured due to lightning, while the wireless and computer set installed in the police station was completely damaged. This incident created a stir in the police department. Along with knowing the well-being of the staff, the top officials kept taking information about the incident. At around 2.30 pm on Wednesday, lightning struck the Janakpur police station premises with intense thunder. Head constables Dhirendra Singh, Rajaram, Sunil Rajak, constables Raghunandan and women constables Priyanka Pandey and Preeti Bindu Minj, who were on duty, were slightly injured after coming under its grip.

Female constable Priyanka Pandey has been losing hearing since the incident. All the policemen are being treated, while the wireless and computer systems in the police station have also been completely damaged due to lightning. It may be known that a day before on Tuesday, where 2 people have died due to lightning in different places in Janakpur, while 2 seriously injured people are fighting for life in the hospital. Jaipal Binvansh (45) and Ganesh Maurya (60) died in Bharatpur village on Tuesday, while Ramjeevan Yadav, a resident of Ladkoda, was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment. The second incident of lightning occurred in village Barhori, in which 55-year-old Mohan Maniya was injured. He has been admitted to CHC Janakpur.

June 28, 2023
Innocent’s death due to negligence, contractor held responsible

Manendragarh. A three-year-old boy died after falling into a chamber (pit) built under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in Bharatpur development block of MCB district. In this incident, the gross negligence of the contractor has come to the fore. There is a lot of anger among the local people after this incident.

Let us tell you that the work of tap water scheme was being done in Jamthan of Bharatpur development block, where a 3-year-old child fell into a 5 feet pit made for the wall. Immediately after the incident, the family members were taking the child to the hospital for treatment, but the child died on the way. Relatives told about the incident that the child was playing and the slab was open. The child died after falling in it. As long as they could not see them, they ran, but due to the water being full, it was late to take out the innocent. The sarpanch of the village said that the jointer installed by the contractor in the tap water scheme was not packed properly by the contractor, due to which the child drowned in it and died.

In this matter, when talked to the assistant sub-engineer of the PHE department, he said that this incident is sad, because the wall chamber had a lid and water goes to the surrounding houses from there. They have two connections here, water was going in it, they needed more water. Wall’s chamber was disturbed and wall was molested, due to which this incident happened. Having said this, the assistant engineer shrugged his shoulders.

June 9, 2023
Journalist assaulted, police accused of not taking action against coal mafia

MCB. The spirits of the coal mafia are high in the district. In the city of black diamonds, the coal mafia has neither the fear of the police nor the fear of the law. Now incidents of fighting even with rogue journalists associated with the coal mafia are becoming common. Illegal traders of coal in Podi area of Chirmiri these days are doing illegal mining of coal on one side without any fear. Whereas the police and SECL management are helplessly watching the spectacle.

A complaint about the incident of assault on the journalist was registered in Podi police station. After the incident of assault on the journalist came to the fore, the regional journalists opened a front against it. After this, the journalists gathered in the police station and started demanding a ban on the black business of illegal coal. In this regard, journalists have also talked to SECL officers along with the police. In which it has been said that if the incidents of fighting with journalists do not stop, then the entire journalist organization will be bound for agitation in future.

Journalists have warned the police and SECL management. But how the SECL management and police will act on the coal mafia of Chirmiri area. Time will tell. But the way the coal mafia is getting into a fight with the journalist. This clearly shows how active the police system and SECL management are in the area.

May 30, 2023