Patna,(BiharTimes): The National Alliance of Peoples Movement (NAPM) has demanded a probe by Special Investigation Team (SIT ) into the Saran communal violence in which a large number of houses, shops and places of worship belonging to Muslims were targeted following the uploading of a controversial video by a local youth, who actually lives in Bangalore.

In a Press Release the NAPM held the district police and civil administration as well as Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and their affiliates directly responsible for whatever had happened in three days in Chapra town and the almost entire Saran district.

The team members who visited the affected places are Manilal (Advocate), Mahendra Yadav, Bhupendra Rai, Mithlesh Yadav, Zia-ul-Qaar, (all social activists), Citu Tiwary (journalist), Bindu Devi (Sarpanch of Saguni panchayat of Parsa in Saran district). Several local activists such as Santosh Kumar Singh, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma and Pramod were also in the team.

The incident, according to the Press Release, created a sense of fear among the Muslims.

They demanded appropriate payment of compensation to the victims within a week and immediate action against all those involved in the incident.

According to the NAPM team the police was informed by the people of Maker about the video. The Bangalore-based Mubajara, who is accused of making the video viral, belongs to this block.

The mob which went into rampage on August 5 initially targeted the house of Mubarak (who has now been arrested in Mumbai).

But the police took no action to prevent the violence which spread to other parts of the Saran district in no time. For three days the mob targeted various places throughout the district.