Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar and took stock of the situation in the state in the wake of the violence during Ram Navami celebrations and after, sources said.
After a fresh clash erupted last night following violence during Ram Navami festivities in the state, Nalanda police officials on Sunday said that more than 50 people have been arrested in raids conducted last night.
As many as six people were injured while handling of illegal explosives at a private property while two people were arrested in Rohtas after fresh violence erupted in the state on Saturday evening, police said.
After clashes between two groups during the Ram Navami celebrations in parts of Bihar, the state police on Sunday said the situation in Nalanda's Biharsharif was completely normal.
Sasaram DM Dharmendra Kumar said, "There was a bomb blast in Sasaram. Injured people were referred to BHU hospital. We're investigating all the angles right now."
Describing the clashes between groups following Ram Navami celebrations in parts of the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the incidents are not "natural" and somebody might have done something "unnatural deliberately" to disturb the law and order.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Bihar's Sasaram was called off due to section 144 imposed in the area due to clashes between two groups after the Ram Navami celebrations on March 31, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Samrat Chaudhary said on Saturday.
Over 20 people were arrested after a clash broke out between two groups following a Ram Navami procession, a police official said on Saturday. The police and security personnel are deployed and patrolling the district in wake of the clash.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the support of Bihar Police has arrested the 13th accused in Bihar's Phulwarisharif Popular Front of India (PFI) case, the agency said on Sunday.
According to the Bihar police, the accused surrendered at Jagdishpur police station in Bettiah due to raids by Bihar Police and Economic Offence Unit (EOU).
According to officials, two illegal improvised firearms, one incomplete barrel, one incomplete body and some articles used for making illegal arms were recovered from the accused's house.