at about 7:30 P.M., the villagers were celebrating the
festival of Holi. Upon hearing sounds of abuse, the father of the
informant, along with the informant, reached at the place of
alleged occurrence. The informant saw one Bhuvar Rai @ Lapa
Raut and Anirudh Raut armed with farsa and lathi, who were
abusing Javala Prasad and Brij Kishor Pandey. The father of the
informant, with folded hands, requested them, stating that the
people were celebrating the Holi festival and asked them to
return to their house. Thereafter, one accused namely Anirudh
Raut assaulted the father of the informant with a farsa blow on
his head, causing a cut injury, as a result of which he fell down
on the ground. Thereafter, the persons present at the spot, who
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were celebrating the Holi, intervened and took the injured to
Janta Bazar Hospital, where he was treated. The father of the
informant was not in a condition to give his statement, hence,
the statement of the informant was recorded by A.S.I. Sitaram
Singh at Janta Bazar Hospital at about 10:45 P.M.
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