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In Latehar, Drunk Suspended CO Created Ruckus In Shiv Procession From Thar, Many Injured; Police Detained

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Kunal Mehta
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February 15, 2026

Suspended CO hits Shiva procession with Thar.

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Samvad Sutra, Jagran Manika (Latehar). On Sunday night, during the Shiv procession being taken out on the occasion of Mahashivratri in Manika block area, a suspended CO Pramod Kumar, while driving a Mahindra Thar vehicle in an intoxicated state, collided with a car and a bike parked on the way of the procession.

Along with this, some people watching the tableau in Shiv procession also got injured. The good thing is that no one got seriously injured. People said that this is the same officer who was earlier suspended in connection with the Majhiyan incident of Garhwa. At the time of the incident, the Thar vehicle was going from Palamu towards Ranchi.

There was chaos on the spot after the collision. The police took immediate action and took the suspended CO out of the crowd and took him into custody and seized the vehicle. There is no report of anyone being seriously injured. Police are investigating the matter further.

A large number of local people had gathered at the incident site. Police had also deployed additional personnel to control the situation.

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