Five policemen, including two Inspector rank officials, were today suspended for dereliction of duty as supporters of senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav had tried to enter the Chief Minister's residence on Saturday waving belts and sticks.
Station House Officer of Sachivalay police station, under which CM's residence comes, a Sergeant Major of police line, two Sub Inspectors and one Assistant Sub-Inspector have been put under suspension on the charge of dereliction of duty, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj told PTI.
The suspension was ordered by Patna zone Inspector General of Police N H Khan on the basis of the report of the SSP.
Riding two-wheelers without helmets, Sharad Yadav's supporters who were escorting him from the airport to the S K Memorial Hall, the venue of their Jan Adalat programme, on Saturday had suddenly stopped outside the chief minister's residence on the way and shouted slogans and tried to enter inside CM's house waving belts and sticks.
Despite deployment, many policemen were not present on duty at the time to prevent the ugly incident.
Some supporters of Nitish Kumar who had gathered there as National Executive committee was in progress at that time had latter chased Yadav's supporters after a minor clash.
Meanwhile, Patna police has arrested more than a dozen after identifying them from CCTV cameras installed at the venue which also houses Raj Bhawan.
The Patna SSP said majority of those arrested are members of notorious Bikers gang active in the state capital.
During interrogation they admitted "being hired on payment" by two notorious Bikers gang leaders Vinod Kumar and Rahul Kumar for "a pre-planned violence" that day, Maharaj said.
Police had registered a case at Schivalay police station regarding the incident on the statement of a magistrate on duty at the venue that day and made arrest after identifying them from CCTV camera footage.
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