Chitarpur Bandh: A Day of Protests Over Alleged Abduction

Chitarpur town in Jharkhand experienced a peaceful bandh over the alleged abduction of a 26-year-old woman. AJSU Party MP Chandra Prakash Choudhary led a protest against perceived police inaction. Roads were blockaded and shops closed, but emergency services continued. Authorities assured action, and the woman has been traced to Kerala.

Commercial activities in Chitarpur town, Jharkhand, came to a halt on Tuesday as a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by AJSU Party MP Chandra Prakash Choudhary unfolded peacefully, according to police reports.

Supporters blockaded roads for four hours on the Ramgarh-Bokaro highway, but police managed to have the blockades lifted by assuring appropriate action on the alleged abduction of a 26-year-old woman.

Protesters, led by Choudhary, held a torchlight procession and burned an effigy of the chief minister, accusing the government of inaction. Meanwhile, shopkeepers closed businesses in support, while emergency services remained operational.