Around 20 to 25 homes belonging to Dalit families were set on fire in Nawada, Bihar, on Wednesday night. The incident occurred in Manjhi Tola within the jurisdiction of Mufassil Police station and was reportedly triggered by a land dispute.

In Bihar's Nawada district, 15 people have been arrested after 21 houses were set on fire, likely due to a land dispute. Authorities are providing relief materials and temporary shelters for the displaced.

Preliminary investigation suggested that a land dispute could be the cause behind the incident that happened in Manjhi Tola in Mufassil police station area.

Preliminary investigations indicate that a land dispute may have triggered the incident, which took place in Manjhi Tola within Mufassil police station area

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.

Nawada District Magistrate Ashutosh Kumar Verma confirmed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the incident further.

Around 80 houses were set ablaze by miscreants on Wednesday in Bihar's Nawada. Following this, police reached the spot to bring the situation under control.

The houses at Krishna Nagar Mahadalit settlements were set on fire allegedly by a land mafia in a bid to usurp vacant government land.

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday (September 19) slammed the NDA government in Bihar over the incident of setting ablaze of houses in Nawada, saying it is another proof of the "jungle raj" prevailing in the state and shows the dispensation's "utter indifference" towards Dalits and the deprived.

Land dispute leads to arson in Manjhi Tola, Bihar; 10 detained, no injuries reported, police investigating further.