Clashes Erupt in Bihar During Bandh over NEET Paper Leak; Tejashwi Yadav Alleges Police Firing in Siwan
Police said clashes erupted in several districts as students protested an alleged NEET paper leak, leaving officers and a journalist injured and several detainees held.
- On Saturday, Bihar Bandh demonstrations over the NEET examination row turned violent across several districts, with stone-pelting, vandalism, and heavy police deployments reported in Patna, Siwan, Chhapra and Aurangabad.
- Wednesday's clashes in Patna preceded Saturday's bandh, when police used water cannons to stop thousands of students marching toward Raj Bhavan, as demonstrators demand systemic reforms and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
- In Aurangabad, two police officers and a journalist were injured by protesters; in Chhapra, demonstrators set fire to a district administration vehicle despite repeated official warnings to disperse.
- Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav alleged police used 'direct firing' with AK-47 rifles in Siwan, while Senior Superintendent of Police Kartikeya Sharma maintained officers used 'limited force' to control crowds.
- Authorities tightened security statewide with heavy personnel deployments ahead of the Bankipur bypoll next week, while detained figures including Janshakti Janata Dal president Tej Pratap Yadav face ongoing legal scrutiny.
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<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="147" data-end="504">Violence during the Bihar Bandh called by students has triggered a political controversy, particularly over an incident in Siwan where a police personnel was seen with a modern weapon during clashes. The video circulating on social media has led to allegations by opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, who claimed that police fired at students using an AK-47. The Bihar Police, …
Bihar Police use tear gas, baton charge as NEET bandh turns violent
Patna: Left-wing student organisations held demonstrations across Bihar, some of which turned violent, on Saturday, July 25, in support of a statewide bandh against NEET question paper leak and police action on protesting students. According to police, the bandh turned violent in Patna, Saran, Siwan, Aurangabad and Bhagalpur, while protests in Samastipur, Nawada and Nalanda were largely peaceful. Security has been tightened with heavy police dep…
A massive uproar broke out in Siwan district during the state-wide bandh called in Bihar to protest against the NEET paper leak and police lathicharge on students.
Clashes erupt in Bihar during bandh over NEET paper leak; Tejashwi Yadav alleges police firing in Siwan
Left-wing student groups held demonstrations across Bihar on Saturday protesting the NEET paper leak. Some protests turned violent in districts like Patna and Saran, with clashes reported. Police used tear gas and mild force to disperse stone-pelting agitators in the state capital. Several students were detained across various districts following the widespread demonstrations. Security was heightened statewide with significant police presence amid the unrest.
NEET leak protest: Vandalism and arson reported in Bihar; Tejashwi alleges police fired AK-47s at students
Protesters clash with police in Patna, Siwan and Chhapra during statewide bandh over alleged NEET paper leak; dozens detained. Tejashwi Yadav alleges police opened fire on students
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