Soren orders probe into police firing

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Thursday ordered a probe into police firing on protestors at the construction site of an NTPC power plant in Hazaribagh district, in which one person was killed and three others were injured.

"Jharkhand CM has ordered probe in the police firing. North Chhotanagpur commissioner and inspector general of police will probe the incident and submit a report in a week," said a press release issued by the state government.

Soren has also called NTPC officials to discuss the issue, it said.

One person was killed in police firing at Keredari Tuesday, police said.

According to villagers, the contractor's men attacked the protesting villagers at the construction of the site building of the NTPC. The villagers later chased them and the contractor's men took help from police who allegedly fired upon protestors.

The opposition parties Wednesday visited the incident's spot and the Bharatiya Janata Party a demanded judicial probe into the firing.