Latehar (Jharkhand): Two persons on Saturday were found hung from a tree at Jhabbar in Latehar district in Jharkhand.
The incident triggered violence as villagers clashed with the police officers, which has left a Sub-Divisional Officer and six policemen injured.
The protestors demanded stern action against the culprits after they found a 32-year-old man and a teenager were killed and hung from a tree under Balumath police station.
They blocked the road near the police station with the bodies. “When the police went to take the bodies for post mortem, the protestors hurled stones at them, injuring civil SDO Kameshwar Narayan, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Balumath police station Shyamdev Mishra and four other policemen", said Superintendent of Police Anup Birtheray.
The police used batons and fired in the air to maintain the law and order situation.
The police, quoting the villagers, said the two persons had left their homes with animals for Tutilawa village in the neighbouring Chatra district for the annual animal fair when the incident happened.
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