This Article is From Mar 21, 2010

Bihar: Jeep attacked, five burnt alive

Banka, Bihar: Five people have been burnt alive in a jeep they were travelling in Banka district in Bihar.

The party was travelling through the Bishanpur jungles of Banka when they were surrounded by armed men who attacked them.

According to reports, about 50 men on bicycles ad surrounded the vehicle these people were travelling in and fired bullets and about 25 crude bombs at the vehicle before it was set on fire.

The police say it could be a case of personal enmity and have filed a murder case against current head of a panchayat and 14 of his supporters. But no arrests have been made so yet.


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