The Bihar government has extended the suspension of internet services till April 4 in the Nalanda district following violence during Ram Navami festivities, the official said on Sunday.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting over violence in Sasaram and Bihar Sharif during Ram Navami festivities and asked police to be on the alert.
A total of 10 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), including Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Sashastra Seema Bal have been sent to Bihar following the recent clash in the state that erupted in several parts of the state after Ram Navami processions.
A total of 77 people have been arrested after the fresh clash erupted following violence during Ram Navami celebrations in the state, said police officials on Sunday.
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.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday hit out at the Bihar and West Bengal governments, over the communal clashes in the states during the Ram Navami festivities.
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.
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.