Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Six-Year-Old Questions Bihar Police Action at Student Protest
A six-year-old boy went to a student protest in Patna.
He saw or heard about police using batons against protesters.
In a video, he asks who ordered the action.
He says students were hurt and demands that the chief minister resign.
He also says he is speaking as a concerned citizen.
Videos show him trying to climb a barricade before police take him away.
Some reports described this as detention.
Police said he was not arrested or detained.
The article does not explain the students’ original reason for protesting.
A six-year-old boy from Patna appeared at a student protest in Bihar’s capital.
A viral video shows him questioning a lathi-charge against protesting students.
The boy demanded an explanation for who ordered the police action and called for Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s resignation.
Videos circulating online appear to show police taking the boy away after he tried to climb a barricade.
Bihar Police said the child was neither arrested nor detained.
- Who
- A six-year-old boy, protesting students, Bihar Police, and Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
- What
- The boy questioned police action at a student protest and demanded the chief minister’s resignation; police denied detaining him.
- When
- The article does not specify when the protest occurred.
- Where
- Patna, Bihar.
- Why
- The boy said he wanted answers about the order for the lathi-charge and the injuries reportedly suffered by students; the students’ broader demands are not specified.
Account of the Incident
Police Clarification
Whether the boy was detained
Account of the Incident
The report says the boy was allegedly detained, and circulating videos appear to show police taking him away.
Police Clarification
Bihar Police clarified that the child was neither arrested nor detained.
Justification for police action
Account of the Incident
The boy questioned who ordered the lathi-charge, saying students had been hit and demanding answers from senior officials.
Police Clarification
The article reports the police clarification about the child’s status but does not provide the police’s explanation for the lathi-charge.
- Location
- Patna, Bihar
- Child’s age
- Six years old
- Protest
- A student demonstration involving reported police lathi-charge
- Child’s demand
- An explanation of who ordered the police action and the resignation of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary
- Police position
- Bihar Police said the child was not arrested or detained
- Evidence circulating
- Videos show the boy questioning the action and apparently being taken away after trying to climb a barricade