Jharkhand: One protester killed, dozens injured during CISF lathicharge; Bokaro Steel Plant GM arrested

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One person died and dozens were injured after the CISF resorted to lathicharge to disperse a group of protesters in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Thursday.

The deceased, identified as Prem Mahto, suffered fatal head injuries during the confrontation.

Following the death of a protester during the Bokaro Displaced Apprentices' Union agitation, the district administration arrested Bokaro Steel Plant GM Hari Mohan Jha. The victim’s family will receive Rs 20 lakh compensation and a job, news agency IANS reported.

The group of people, under the banner of BSL Visthapit Apprentice Sangh, were holding a demonstration near the administrative building of Bokaro Steel Plant in support of their demands, including employment, a police officer was quoted by PTI.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Bokaro City, Alok Ranjan, said during the agitation, the demonstrators were obstructing employees, who were heading to the plant.

The CISF personnel deployed there urged them to allow the employees to enter the steel plant.

"When the agitators did not comply, the CISF personnel resorted to a mild lathi charge to disperse them. Two demonstrators were injured in the incident," he said. The injured are being treated at the Bokaro General Hospital.