Nawada District Magistrate Ashutosh Kumar Verma said approximately 21 houses, some of which were semi-pucca, were burned by a group in Manjhi Tola. Further, the state government is making arrangements for accommodation for those whose houses have been completely gutted.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemned the torching of 34 houses in Nawada district. Investigations indicate a land dispute as the cause. Fifteen suspects have been arrested, and relief measures are underway.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemned the incident in Nawada and emphasised the need to “apprehend all suspects as quickly as possible” and stressed that “those who take the law into their own hands must be caught and punished.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the alleged arson in Nawada that targeted people from the Dalit community. Nearly 80 houses were set on fire allegedly on Wednesday evening over a land dispute.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday condemned the torching of houses in Nawada district and directed the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) to personally visit the site and oversee the probe.

The houses at Krishna Nagar Mahadalit settlements were set on fire allegedly by a land mafia in a bid to usurp vacant government land.

An armed group of men torched 44 homes in a Dalit-dominated settlement in Bihar’s Nawada district over a land dispute, police said on Thursday, adding that 15 people were arrested for the incident.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday condemned the torching of houses in Nawada district and directed the Additional Director General of Police to visi

Nawada: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday condemned the torching of houses in Nawada district and directed the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) to personally visit the site and oversee the probe.