Ara: RLM Bihar state president and Dinara MLA Alok Kumar Singh on Sunday appealed to the Bhojpur SP and DM to reopen Nutan Chhatrawas, a more-than-50-year-old Jain College hostel in Ara, sealed by police on Oct 22 after six persons were arrested and arms, ammunition, stolen railway property and bikes were seized.Singh said more than 200 students lived in the hostel and should not suffer for the alleged crimes of a few youths.“Premises of public utility such as hospitals and hostels should not be sealed,” Singh said, adding that many inmates were away during the Durga Puja holiday and had important documents in their rooms.Singh said the SP and DM had assured him that the hostel would be reopened after due legal formalities, with a custodian, warden or caretaker appointed.
