Despite the ongoing Bihar Bandh called in the wake of the massive violence against the Agnipath army recruitment scheme, agitators on Saturday set fire to a bus, truck, and two other vehicles in Jehanabad.
The incident took place near the Theta police outpost on the Patna-Gaya highway.
The violent mob also pelted stones at a police party which led to a sub-inspector rank officer getting injured.
The injured sub-inspector was identified as Dheeraj Kumar, in charge of the Theta police outpost.
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Following the violence, the Jehanabad DM and SP immediately rushed to the spot accompanied by a large number of police personnel and initiated a lathi charge to disperse the agitators.
Apart from Jahanabad, there were no reports of violence from any other districts yet.
Phone and Internet services have been suspended in the violence-hit districts of Kaimur, Rohtas, Bhojpur, Aurangabad, Buxar, Nawada, West Champaran, and Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Vaishali, and Saran.
A large number of police forces have been deployed across these districts, as well as in the state capital Patna.
The call for the bandh came from different youth organizations of the state came amid the violence sweeping Bihar over the last three days, with many railway properties attacked and destroyed.
On Friday, a mob set part of the Danapur railway station in the Patna district on fire.
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