Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Patna Lawyer Alleges Police Starved, Humiliated Detainees During CJP Protests
A man who works as a lawyer was riding his bike in the city of Patna.
He saw police officers standing around a woman, so he slowed down to check what was happening.
A police officer ran toward him and tried to grab his bike keys.
When the lawyer said he worked at a court in Patna, the officer said unkind things about lawyers.
He and a friend were arrested and taken to a police station with 145 other people.
More than 400 people were arrested in the whole state of Bihar.
The lawyer says the police did not follow the rules and treated people badly.
He says people were not given food and were made to feel scared and embarrassed.
The people who were arrested were charged with very serious crimes, like trying to hurt someone.
Later, everyone was set free after the big government agreed to give the protesters what they wanted.
A Patna High Court lawyer, Kumar, alleged police tried to snatch his bike keys and threatened him when he stopped to check on a woman surrounded by officers.
Kumar and his colleague Arman were among 145 people arrested and taken to the Gandhi Maidan police station in Patna.
Detainees were charged with various sections, including Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Over 400 people were arrested across Bihar and have since been released after the Central government agreed to the CJP's demands.
Kumar alleged police defied protocol, held detainees in poor conditions — 'starved, humiliated' — and filed stringent charges without their knowledge.
- Who
- Lawyer Kumar, a practitioner at the Patna High Court, and his colleague Arman, along with 145 people arrested in Patna and over 400 arrested across Bihar.
- What
- Allegations of police excesses during CJP protests, including detainees being 'starved, humiliated', protocol violations, and stringent charges filed without their knowledge.
- When
- Date not specified in the article.
- Where
- Patna, Bihar; detainees were taken to the Gandhi Maidan police station.
- Why
- Arrests occurred amid CJP protests; Kumar said he stopped to check on a woman surrounded by police, and the Central government later agreed to the CJP's demands, leading to releases.
- Allegation
- Police excesses — detainees 'starved, humiliated'; protocol defied
- Arrests in Patna
- 145 people taken to Gandhi Maidan police station
- Total arrests in Bihar
- Over 400
- Charges
- Various sections, including Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Complainants
- Lawyers Kumar and Arman, Patna High Court practitioners
- Outcome
- All arrested released after Central government agreed to CJP's demands