Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Six-Year-Old Bihar Boy Stages Sit-In Over Police Allegations
Six-year-old Aditya Kumar joined a protest in Patna.
The protest was organized by people preparing for Bihar Public Service Commission exams.
Aditya says police took him away from his parents for eight hours.
He also says the police beat his parents.
Police gave a different explanation.
They said Aditya was kept at a police station to keep him safe and was later returned to his mother.
Aditya started a sit-in and asked for a judicial investigation.
He says he will keep protesting until Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets him.
Six-year-old Aditya Kumar began a sit-in in Patna’s Gardanibagh area on Sunday.
He alleged that police beat his parents while he was separated from them for eight hours.
Aditya had joined Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants’ protests on August 25.
Police said he was kept at a station for his own safety and later handed to his mother.
He demanded a judicial probe and said he would continue protesting until Prime Minister Narendra Modi met him.
- Who
- Six-year-old Aditya Kumar, his parents, police, Bihar Public Service Commission exam aspirants, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Aditya Kumar staged a sit-in and alleged that police mistreated his parents after separating him from them during a protest.
- When
- The sit-in began on Sunday; Aditya joined the earlier protest on August 25 and submitted a letter to the Bihar DGP the day before the sit-in.
- Where
- Gardanibagh in Patna, Bihar.
- Why
- Aditya is seeking an investigation into what he calls police excesses and wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address his grievances.
Aditya Kumar’s allegations
Police account
Treatment of Aditya’s parents
Aditya Kumar’s allegations
Aditya alleged that police beat his parents while he was separated from them during custody.
Police account
Police did not confirm the alleged beating and said they were responding to the child’s presence in an area affected by trouble.
Reason for holding Aditya
Aditya Kumar’s allegations
Aditya said he was kept away from his parents for eight hours.
Police account
Police said he was kept at a police station for his own safety and then handed to his mother.
Responsibility for his presence at the protest
Aditya Kumar’s allegations
Aditya urged people and politicians across party lines to support his sit-in and demanded intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Police account
Police said they advised his mother and daily wage-earning father to ensure he did not roam in an area experiencing trouble.
- Protester
- Aditya Kumar, six years old
- Sit-in location
- Gardanibagh, Patna
- Earlier protest
- A Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants’ protest on August 25
- Aditya’s allegation
- He said police beat his parents while he was separated from them for eight hours
- Police account
- Police said Aditya was kept at a station for his own safety and later handed to his mother
- Requested action
- A judicial probe into alleged police excesses
- Demand
- A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
