Ashwini Choubey’s convoy accident: In a major development, at least five policemen were injured after a pilot car of Union minister Ashwini Choubey’s convoy met with a fatal accident on Sunday night. According to India TV Bihar Bureau Chief, Nitish Chandra, the minister was safe in the accident and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
According to reports, the minister was returning from Buxar to Patna when the accident happened.
Minister’s convoy attacked in Buxar
Earlier on Thursday, the protesters who had been demonstrating for the last three months in Buxar, Bihar, pelted stones at his convoy. Notably, the local people including farmers are on strike demanding fair compensation for the acquisition of their land for the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) power plant. The protest turned violent on Wednesday following a midnight raid by the state police.