Madhepura (Bihar), Feb 17 (PTI) An FIR was registered today against the husband of a minister of Bihar for allegedly beating up some Mahadalit women at Piprakaaroti panchayat in Uda Kushunganj police station of Bihar's Madhepura district. The FIR was registered against ruling JD(U) state General Secretary Vijay Kumar Singh, husband of Bihar Minister for Disaster Management Renu Kumari. The women belonging to Mahadalit community lodged the case against a village head Chhotelal Poddar and the bodyguards of the minister for allegedly beating the women, sources said. According to the FIR, the flood-hit women belonging to Mahadalit community had gone to meet Singh at a guest house at Udakishunganj for rehabilitation. They alleged that Singh, his supporters assaulted them and the FIR was registered on the basis of the statements of Rukhiya Devi and Runa Devi of Piprakarauti panchayat. Angry over the incident, the women also blocked the road to demand the arrest of Singh and others. Meanwhile, Former MP Ranjit Ranjan and Bihar Youth Congress president Lalan Kumar in a joint press statement decried the incident and demanded immediate arrest of Vijay Singh.
