Ahead of Diwali, ruckus at Kalyani Chowk in Muzaffarpur, the police team attacked while clearing the jam.

Ahead of Diwali, ruckus at Kalyani Chowk in Muzaffarpur, the police team attacked while clearing the jam. Last Updated: 19 October 2025, 22:44 IST Ahead of Diwali, a mob attacked the police team that had gone to clear the jam at Kalyani Chowk in Muzaffarpur. A policeman was injured in the attack. The police controlled the square and started investigating the case. Muzaffarpur: Just a day before the festival of Diwali, Kalyani Chowk of the Nagar police station area of ​​Muzaffarpur turned into a battlefield when a mob attacked the police team to remove vehicles stuck on the road. In this sudden attack, a policeman was seriously injured, while a stampede broke out on the spot and an atmosphere of chaos remained for hours. Festival rush, street chaos The incident started when a large crowd of shoppers gathered at Kalyani Chowk and surrounding areas on the eve of Diwali. There was a terrible traffic jam due to vehicles coming from all directions and cars and trucks parked illegally on the side of the road. The transportation system came to a complete halt. On receiving information about the jam, a team from the city police station immediately reached the spot. The objective of the police team was to clear the pressure and normalize the traffic, so that the common people do not face any problem in shopping. The policemen, through Mike, appealed to the owners of the vehicles parked on the road to remove their vehicles. The appeal became the reason for the attack. During the appeal of the police, some people who had set up shops along the road and parked their vehicles illegally started protesting. In no time the protest turned into a riot. Despite the police’s explanation, the crowd became enraged and the miscreants started pelting stones at the police team. It is said that the people in the crowd also attacked with sticks and sticks. A policeman was seriously injured in this sudden and violent attack. Bricks and stones were strewn all over the road and people coming to shop started running for their lives. There were screams in the entire area and traffic came to a complete standstill for some time. A large number of police forces reached the spot. Given the seriousness of the matter, information was immediately given on the wireless set. As soon as the information was received, several police vehicles from the city police station as well as from the Sadar police station and nearby police stations reached Kalyani Chowk with heavy police force. Police officers took control and dispersed the crowd with batons. However, before the police arrived, the attackers fled the scene, taking advantage of the darkness and crowd. The injured policeman was immediately taken to the nearest hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. The police took over control of the Chowk with immediate effect and resumed the work of clearing the jam. Identification will be done through CCTV footage. City Superintendent of Police said it was a serious case of obstruction of government work and deadly attack on the police force. Police are scanning nearby CCTV footage to identify the fleeing accused. He assured that all the recalcitrant elements will be arrested soon and strict legal action will be taken. Any person who takes law and order into their own hands during the festival will not be spared. Currently, police have been deployed throughout Kalyani Chowk and the situation is under control. Location: Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar First published: 19 October 2025, 22:30 IST homebihar Attack on police team while clearing the jam at Kalyani Chowk in Muzaffarpur before Diwali.