Archive · 24 Jul 2026
Bihar students clash with police over NEET paper leak
Students in Bihar are very upset about a leak in the NEET exam paper.
They protested and threw stones at the police.
The police had to use batons and fire bullets in the air to control the crowd.
Many students and police got hurt.
The police are now looking for the people who started the violence.
The students want the Education Minister to resign, but the police say the protests were illegal and damaging.
Students protested in multiple districts of Bihar over the NEET paper leak.
Protesters threw stones at police and vandalized public property.
Police used batons and fired bullets in the air to disperse the crowd.
Many students and at least 14 police personnel were injured.
Authorities are taking strict action against those involved in the violence.
- Who
- Students and police personnel in Bihar
- What
- Clashes over NEET paper leak
- When
- July 23, 2024
- Where
- Multiple districts in Bihar
- Why
- Protesters demand resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and action over NEET paper leak
Protesters
Authorities
Cause of Protest
Protesters
Protesters demand resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and action over NEET paper leak.
Authorities
Authorities view the protests as illegal and damaging to public property.
Use of Force
Protesters
Protesters claim police used excessive force, including firing bullets and baton-charging.
Authorities
Police claim they had to use force to control the violent protest and protect public property.
- Date
- July 23, 2024
- Location
- Multiple districts in Bihar, including Jehanabad, Darbhanga, Katihar, Begusarai, Munger, and Muzaffarpur
- Injuries
- Many students and at least 14 police personnel injured
- Arrests
- Five people taken into custody in Darbhanga, fourteen in Katihar
- Key Figures
- Darbhanga DM Kaushal Kumar, Katihar DM Ashutosh Dwivedi, Jehanabad DM Tshering Y Bhutia
