BJP seeks high-level probe into lathicharge on tribal protesters in Chaibasa

BJP's Jharkhand working president and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu on Thursday flagged the recent police action on tribal residents in Chaibasa, urging the Centre to order a high-level inquiry into what he termed an excessive and unjustified crackdown.

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Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Sahu said tribal villagers had blocked the Tata Bypass Road in Pokharia on 27 October, demanding a ban on daytime movement of heavily overloaded trucks. He noted that nearly 200 people had died in the area in the past two years after being hit by such vehicles, which had left the local population distressed and angry.