In Bihar's Nawada district, around 80 houses in a Mahadalit settlement were set ablaze by local goons on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Mufassil police station area, where the attackers also opened fire.

Congress slams NDA government in Bihar over Dalit house burning incident, exposing injustice and demanding immediate action.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemned the incident in Nawada and emphasised the need to “apprehend all suspects as quickly as possible” and stressed that “those who take the law into their own hands must be caught and punished.

Twenty-one houses were set on fire in Bihar's Nawada district on Wednesday evening, police said. Preliminary investigation suggested that a land dispute could be the cause behind the incident that happened in Manjhi Tola in Mufassil police station area, they said.

SP in Nawada Abhinav Dheeman said 15 accused including the main accused Nandu Paswan, a resident of Pranpur village, has been arrested in this connection

Nawada: Twenty-one houses were set on fire in Bihar’s Nawada district, police said. Preliminary investigation suggested that a land dispute could be the cause behind the incident that happened in Manjhi Tola in Mufassil police station area on Wednesday evening, they said.

In a shocking incident in Nawada district, 21 thatched houses belonging to the Scheduled Castes Ravidas and Manjhi were allegedly set on fire by a group from the Paswan community on September 18. This attack,

The Congress criticized the NDA government in Bihar for the burning of houses in Nawada, calling it evidence of 'jungle raj' and injustice against Bahujans. While Congress claims over 80 houses were destroyed,

Leader of the opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Thursday questioned the silence of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over setting on fire of 21 houses of dalit community in Nawada district.