3 weeks ago
Patna Mob Torches Bus, Police Outpost After Fatal NH-30 Accident
A young man named Manish, also called Upendra, was about 27 years old.
He was crossing a big road called NH-30 near Masaurhi Mor in Patna, India, when a fast vehicle hit him, and sadly he died.
The people who lived nearby were very upset and angry.
They blocked the road so cars could not pass and put his body on the highway to demand action.
Then they set fire to the car that hit him.
The anger grew, and the crowd burned more vehicles, including a bus and a police car, and broke cameras on the street.
They threw stones at police officers and set a small police outpost on fire.
Some people, including news reporters, got hurt during the trouble.
Many police officers came to stop the violence.
A senior police officer said the situation is now under control, and the police are investigating what happened.
Manish alias Upendra, aged around 27, died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road near Masaurhi Mor on NH-30 in Patna.
Articles differ on the vehicle involved: one says he was run over by a speeding bus, while another says he was hit by a car.
Enraged protesters blocked the highway, placed the victim's body on the road, and set the vehicle involved on fire.
The mob torched several vehicles, including a bus and police vehicles, ransacked and set a traffic police outpost ablaze, and damaged CCTV cameras.
Police have registered separate FIRs for the accident and the violence, and ASP Raj Kishor Singh said the situation is now under control.
Several people, including journalists covering the protest, were reportedly injured during the unrest.
- Who
- Manish alias Upendra, aged around 27, a resident of Pahari Mohalla in Takiya village; angry local protesters; police led by ASP Raj Kishor Singh
- What
- A fatal road accident sparked mob violence, including the torching of vehicles and a traffic police outpost, stone-pelting and vandalism
- Where
- NH-30 near Masaurhi Mor in Outer Patna, Bihar; one article places it under Agamkuan police station limits
- When
- Reported days differ between articles: Thursday according to one source, Friday according to another
- Why
- Locals were enraged over the youth's death and demanded the driver's arrest and stricter measures to prevent frequent accidents on the highway
Key facts
- Location
- NH-30 near Masaurhi Mor, Outer Patna, Bihar
- Victim
- Manish alias Upendra, aged around 27
- Victim's residence
- Pahari Mohalla, Takiya village
- Cause of death
- Hit by a vehicle while crossing the road; articles differ on whether it was a bus or a car
- Reported date
- Thursday per one article, Friday per others
- Damage
- Bus, police vehicles and traffic police outpost torched; CCTV cameras damaged
- Traffic impact
- Tailback of nearly 10 km on NH-30, stranding thousands of commuters
- Injuries
- Several people, including journalists
- Police response
- Reinforcements deployed; separate FIRs filed; CCTV and digital evidence being analysed
Quotes
ASP Raj Kishor Singh
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Patna
“There was a road accident in which a man died. Following the incident, people blocked the road and set the vehicle involved in the accident on fire. A police vehicle was also torched. The victim was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. We are maintaining law and order, and the situation is now under control.”
republicworld.com
Sources
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