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One arrested for setting car ablaze during clash in Bokaro

Bokaro, March 11 (UNI) Police have arrested one person and registered a case against two named accused and 25 unidentified individuals following a clash between two groups in the Bokaro Steel City police station area of Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, officials said on Wednesday.
City DSP Alok Ranjan said the incident occurred when a police team went to the Sector-8 B School cricket ground to arrest an accused involved in a previous assault case reported last month.
According to police, members of a group present at the ground allegedly attacked the police team during the operation.
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From Muslim vote to bulldozers, Dilip Ghosh speaks his mind

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18 Apr 2026 | 2:25 PM

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