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Bihar Boy Protests Alleged Police Excesses Against Parents
Aditya Kumar is a six-year-old boy from Bihar.
He joined a protest by students seeking changes to an examination.
He says police hurt his parents and took him to a police station.
Police say they kept him there to protect him and then gave him back to his mother.
Aditya is now sitting in protest in Patna.
He wants justice for his parents and a judicial investigation.
He compared his protest to Dashrath Manjhi cutting through a mountain.
He also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet him or respond to his request.
Six-year-old Class 1 student Aditya Kumar continued a sit-in in Patna on August 31.
Kumar alleges police beat his parents and detained him during a protest by Bihar Public Service Commission exam aspirants.
Police said he was taken to a station for his own safety and later handed over to his mother.
The boy is demanding justice, a judicial probe, and protection for other protesters’ parents.
Kumar invoked Dashrath Manjhi and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene.
- Who
- Six-year-old Aditya Kumar, his parents, Bihar Public Service Commission exam aspirants, and the Bihar Police.
- What
- Kumar is protesting alleged police excesses against his parents and seeking justice and a judicial probe.
- Where
- Gardanibagh in Patna, Bihar.
- When
- The sit-in began on August 30 and continued on August 31; the students’ protest took place on August 25.
- Why
- Kumar says his parents were beaten during the protest and wants accountability and protection for other families.
Kumar’s Allegations
Police Account
Treatment of the family
Kumar’s Allegations
Kumar alleges that police beat his parents and took him into custody while he was involved in the protest.
Police Account
Police said the boy was taken to a police station for his own safety and was handed over to his mother.
Investigation and accountability
Kumar’s Allegations
Kumar is seeking justice for his parents and a judicial probe into the alleged police excesses.
Police Account
The police statement cited in the report does not acknowledge the alleged beating or announce a judicial probe.
Key facts
- Protester
- Aditya Kumar, a six-year-old Class 1 student
- Location
- Gardanibagh area, Patna
- Sit-in start
- August 30
- Related protest
- Bihar Public Service Commission exam aspirants protested on August 25
- Main demand
- Justice for Kumar’s parents and a judicial probe into alleged police excesses
- Police account
- Police said Kumar was kept at a station for his own safety and handed over to his mother
- Examination issue
- The aspirants sought, among other demands, a single-tier test for Teacher Recruitment Examination-4
Quotes
Aditya Kumar
Six-year-old Class 1 student protesting alleged police excesses against his parents
“Can anybody read out to me where it is mentioned in this book that a child’s parents be beaten up just because he joined a students’ protest?”
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“I seek justice for my parents, and won’t budge from this site until our demands are met.”
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Sources
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