Darlinga’s Harinagar has become Bihar’s chilling ghost village—all men gone from 70 homes after a savage dispute over construction dues spiraled into violence. In Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga, fear reigns supreme with police forces deployed to quell unrest.
Flashback to 2015: Vikram Paswan managed Hemkant Jha’s house project, dues of Rs 2.5 lakh ignored. January 30 saw renewed claims against Jha’s visiting son-in-law, erupting into January 31’s assault—lathis, rods raining on Paswan kin, women abused, goods plundered.
FIR indicts 70 named Brahmins, 150 shadowy figures under SC/ST Act. Arrest dread empties homes; women endure: ‘From unity to terror overnight—no shops, no supplies.’ Panchayat chief Vimal Chandra Khan blasts delayed policing as escalation catalyst.
DSP Tiwari notes 12 arrests, 10 injuries from the fiscal fray, security heightened. SSP Reddy commits to just pursuits. The standoff exposes rural vulnerabilities, where monetary grudges ignite communal fires, leaving communities fractured.