FIR lodged over attack on HAM-S MLA convoy

Gaya: Police have lodged an FIR against seven named persons and 20 unidentified individuals in connection with the alleged attack on the convoy of Jyoti Devi, HAM-S MLA from Barachatti, on Sunday afternoon. No arrests have been made so far.Union MSME minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is the MLA’s ‘samadhi’, accused the local police of negligence in handling the case. He warned that he would gherao the residences of the Gaya district magistrate and senior superintendent of police if the accused were not arrested within seven days.According to the complaint filed by the MLA, she was travelling to attend a social function at Gambhira village under Mohanpur police station area when the incident took place on a narrow road over an issue related to giving right of pass to her vehicle.The complaint stated that when her security personnel requested occupants of another vehicle to reverse and allow passage, the passengers allegedly became aggressive. Around 20 people reportedly surrounded the MLA’s vehicle and attempted to smash its window panes.The accused also allegedly manhandled her security personnel, identified as Dheeraj Kumar and Suraj Kumar, and made casteist remarks in the MLA’s presence, according to the FIR.