EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ATTACKED

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ATTACKED

7-AUG-ENG 3

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA---------------------------On Thursday evening, near the Ratanpur overbridge in the Mufassil police station area, assailants in a car launched a sudden, life-threatening attack with sticks and clubs on the DPM (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) and other staff members from the District Education Officer's office, leaving all three seriously injured. Their vehicle was also damaged during the incident.

According to reports, Rahul Kumar, the District Programme Officer for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, was returning from the office with two other staff members when the occupants of a car suddenly overtook their vehicle and attacked them, causing serious injuries.

The incident caused widespread panic and a sensation throughout the area. Although villagers from the vicinity rushed to the scene after hearing the commotion, the miscreants had already fled. A Block Programme Manager and a staff member from the District Education Officer's office have been admitted to Sadar Hospital in serious condition for treatment.

Following the incident, enraged staff and officials from the District Education Officer's office gathered at the Mufassil police station and staged a protest demanding the arrest of the perpetrators involved.

It is reported that after 6 PM, the officials ...were returning when, suddenly, a group of more than half a dozen people attacked them.

The injured stated that the attack was intended to kill them, but they managed to escape with the help of locals.

Meanwhile, District Education Officer Manvendra Kumar Rai also arrived at the Mufassil Police Station. He reported that the District Programme Officer and two other staff members, who were returning from the office with him, had been subjected to a life-threatening attack; they sustained serious injuries and are currently undergoing treatment. The motive behind the incident remains unknown, and the police are investigating the matter.