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Can Munger Unrest Spell More Trouble for JD(U) in Remaining Polls?

Given the timing of the Munger violence, the anger and uproar has also taken political undertones.

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The last phase of Durga puja festivities plunged into chaos in Munger, a city in Bihar, after it witnessed mob violence and arson attacks against the administration.

This was in protest of what happened four days earlier on 26 October, when 21-year-old Anurag Poddar died and a dozen were injured amid a clash over a delay in Durga Puja idol immersion.

While locals allege police opened fire at devotees, the cops denied firing and alleged that the shots were fired by anti-social elements from within the crowd.

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