Violent clashes erupted across Bihar during the statewide Bihar Bandh called by left-wing student organisations over the NEET paper leak.
In Patna and Aurangabad, police lathi-charged youths, fired tear gas, and detained protesters after stone-pelting incidents.
IMAGE: Security personnel lathi-charge youth during the Bihar Bandh protest in Patna on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Security personnel confront stone-pelting protestors in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Portraits of Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and Dr B R Ambedkar are held aloft during the protest in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A policeman fires tear gas against protestors in Aurangabad on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Police vehicles vandalised during the protest in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Police personnel detain a protestor in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Police personnel lathi-charge protestors in Patna on Saturday, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Police personnel confront protestors in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Protesters pelt stones during the Bihar Bandh in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Police personnel detain protestors in Patna on Saturday, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: A vandalised vehicle in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Protesters flee police personnel during the Bihar Bandh in Patna on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
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