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One killed in Bihar police firing

PATNA, MARCH 24. One person was killed and two others wounded when the police opened fire to quell a violent mob trying to resist the arrest of a dreaded criminal at Brahmapur village under Raghunathpur police station of Buxar district today, police said.

The Bihar Director-General of Police, Mr. R. R. Prasad, told PTI that police had to fire in self defence to disperse violent mob trying to thwart the arrest of the notorious outlaw, Mili Choudhury, by pelting stones. Several policemen were injured in the incident.

Mr. Prasad said Chaudhary was arrested. Later his supporters blocked the tracks near Raghunathpur railway station for a few hours but the jam was cleared soon and rail traffic was now normal.

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