In the stone pelting case during the arena procession of Mahaviri Mela in Badharia Purani Bazar of Badharia police station area of ​​Siwan late evening of September 8, the police had sent an FIR on the statement of the magistrate and sent two dozen people to jail. In this it was being claimed that an eight-year-old boy was arrested and sent to a correctional home. On this, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi also tried to surround CM Nitish Kumar by tweeting.

Regarding the arrest of the child in Siwan, ADG Jitendra Singh Gangwar held a press conference today with the matter of arresting a child among those who were arrested for the violence during the Mahaviri Akhara procession in Siwan on September 8 (Thursday). is denied.

Jitendra Singh Gangwar termed the tweet of AIMIM leader and MP Asaduddin Owaisi as baseless and said that no child has been arrested. The child who is being told is a 13-year-old teenager. The child himself had told this age. In the video footage and investigation, he was found to be involved in barricades.

Based on the video and investigation, the juvenile was taken into custody and produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. From there he has been sent to the Children's Supervision Home. A total of 20 people have been arrested in the incident. An officer and five policemen were injured in the incident. In this, a case has been registered under serious sections including attempt to murder.

Tagging CM Nitish Kumar in his tweet, Asaduddin Owaisi wrote that even children are not safe under Nitish Kumar's rule, they are presented in court tied with a rope. Instead of catching the rioters, the police are targeting Muslim children. Police personnel should be punished severely and the family members of the child should be compensated.