“Bihar: Miffed at not getting free berries as commission, policeman throws woman vendor’s entire basket of berries on the ground”, Opindia, July 9, 2023:

“On Friday, July 7, in Jamui City’s Kachhari Chowk in Bihar, a policeman threw the entire basket of berries of a tribal woman on the ground. The policeman did so after the woman refused to give the berries to the policeman for free. Following this incident, a crowd of locals congregated at Kachahri Chowk.

Taking note of the situation’s seriousness, the police officials gave the woman Rs 400 as compensation and tried to settle the matter. On the day of the incident, Constable Mahesh Singh brought the prisoners to Jamui court in a prisoner’s vehicle. Meanwhile, the tribal woman named Sanjhali Marandi was selling berries at Kachahri Chowk when Constable Singh asked for berries as ‘commission’.

However, the tribal woman refused to give the berries as a commission. As the woman was adamant about not giving the ‘commission’, an agitated constable threw the basket full of berries on the road and then trampled them. Subsequently, the locals and the police entered into a heated argument…..”

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