The police have detained a ward president on the charge of assaulting and assaulting the police at the Godaita police station in Sarlahi. The police have detained Vinesh Kumar Das, the ward president of Godaita Municipality-7, on the charge of assaulting the police and assaulting the police station.

Ramnagar Rural Municipality-5,  Anil Rai Yadav and others were beaten up when a Panchayati (discussion) was going on at the police station on October 17.

Under the leadership of Ward Head Das, police station police station Godaita was pelted with stones, two teeth of SI Awadhesh Prasad Yadav were broken and five policemen were injured, the police said. The police have prepared to remand him from the court in Malangwa in the case of beating, mutilation, killing industry and criminal nuisance.

Godaita market has been closed in protest against the arrest of the ward president, while Mayor Devendra Kumar Yadav has claimed that Das was arrested due to political bias.