Police personnel looking at the vehicles which were torched by the mob during a protest against an anti-encroachment drive in Patna on Saturday, January 19, 2019. PTI
Patna, January 19
At least 12 police officers were injured during an anti-encroachment drive on Saturday in Digha area of Patna in Bihar.
Violent protests by a group of locals erupted and they started pelting stones at the police and officials of the local administration, Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi said.
The protesters also blocked roads and the police had to fire teargas to disperse them. Six of the protesters were arrested, police said.
According to a district official, encroachment from the 6-acre land was removed. - IANS
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