Overview
- The clash, reported Saturday morning in Andi Tola under Dhamdaha police station in Bihar's Purnea district, left at least seven villagers hurt along with several injured police personnel.
- Responding officers said they found Babulal Soren and Ashok Soren tied up and beaten, and they rescued both men and took them to a nearby hospital.
- Police reported that attackers struck officers and vandalised vehicles, including a patrol car whose windshield was smashed as teams tried to move the wounded.
- Doctors at the Sub-Divisional Hospital in Dhamdaha treated the injured, two civilians were referred to GMCH Purnea, and four police were hurt, including SHO Ravishankar and Dial-112 driver Kundan.
- Senior officers reinforced the area, forensic experts collected evidence, and multiple teams are conducting raids to identify and arrest suspects, with police pointing to a land feud as the likely trigger.