Watch: Darbhanga Medical College students attack medical shops, several injured

In Bihar’s Darbhanga, several chemist shops were set on fire by a group of medical students from Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital on Friday. Multiple individuals, including half a dozen policemen, were wounded, and shops and vehicles were disembowelled in the fire. According to the police, the students attacked the nearby medical shops after an argument over some issue with the shop owner on Friday night.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Krishna Kumar informed, “On Friday night, after an argument between a student of Darbhanga Medical College and the shopkeeper at the chemist, a group of students set several chemist shops on fire.” According to Kumar, the fire at the chemist shops was so bad that the entire sky turned red and a gas cylinder exploded, shaking the entire region. SDPO further added, “When the neighbouring locals opposed the act of medical students, the students started pelting stones at the people, which turned into heavy stone pelting from both the sides

Some locals reported that the incident flared late Friday night between medical students and the shopkeeper who runs the medical business. The situation became so tense that enraged students sprayed petrol on four shops on campus and set them on fire. At the same moment, a medical shop employee was allegedly attacked with a scissor and received bruising to his face, while another individual received minor burn injuries. People present at the spot allegedly reported that during the brawl, the sounds of firing and bombs were also heard