Naxals, Not Villagers, Blinded Criminals in Nawada
Patna: Sept. 11, 2007
Three motorcycle thieves who were earlier said to have been brutalized by the villagers in Rajauli in Nawada district after being caught by a mob, on Tuesday while receiving medical treatment at the Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), said it were not the Rajauli residents but a group of Maoists who beat them black and blue and pierced metal rods in their eyes blinding them for life.
While criminal cases have been lodged against nearly three hundred unidentified villagers, Tinku Kumar, Guddu Singh, and Saket Kumar – all Gaya native, told the police it were the Naxalites who caught them and brutally beat them up before piercing sharp objects in their eyes.
While Tinku and Saket haves lost sight in both of their eyes, Guddu Singh lost vision in one eye the doctors said.
The criminals told the police that they robbed a motorcycle from a man near Parnadabar Mor at gun point. While escaping on the stolen motorcycle, dozens of villagers caught up with them and restrained them while waiting for the police to come. However, soon 30-40 rifle-toting, fatigue-wearing men arrived at the spot and took custody of the three criminals saying they would take them to the nearest police station.
Instead, the Maoists beat them up and stuck sharp metal objects in their eyes.
Before the police could arrive, the ultras were long gone leaving the three motorcycle thieves lying in their own pool of blood.
The police continue to investigate the case.
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