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The Gaya District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police were on Tuesday attacked by an angry stone-throwing mob in Kamalpur village near Gaya town, official sources said.
Police sources said that the villagers were protesting against misbehavior by the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Tekari region.
According to sources, the SDO had slapped a few people. Irked villagers had gheraoed him and blocked the road.
Gaya DM Brajesh Mehrotra and SP Raveendran Shankaran were on their way to a village where ruling RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav is scheduled to attend a function on Wednesday.
"Shouting slogans against the administration, people started throwing stones at the vehicles of the officials," police sources said.
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