Muzaffarpur Violence Erupts: Police-Firefight Kills Elderly Man, Cops Hurt

In a harrowing escalation in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, a police raid for a wanted criminal devolved into a firefight, claiming a villager’s life and leaving officers battered. Gaighat thana’s team hit Chorniya to cuff POCSO suspects, only to be met with stone showers, stick assaults, and gunshots from a frenzied mob.

Amid the pandemonium, 60-year-old Jagatveer Rai was shot in the chest, collapsing dead before aid arrived. SHO Raja Singh, Addl. SHO Manish Kumar, and two home guards nursed wounds at SKMCH, symbols of the op’s peril.

Villagers’ wrath boiled over; they encircled Rai’s body, halting rites until top brass descend. Tearful relatives accused brutality, echoed by RJD’s Prabhat Kiran: SHO invaded home warrant-free, roughed up protesting Jagatveer, blasted away, buffalo casualty included.

Uncle’s account: Four vehicles stormed in for Ajay’s seizure. Alarm rallied crowd; warning shot, Ajay’s dodge, fatal strike on Jagatveer. ‘Handcuff the daroga!’ rang the ultimatum.

DSP Alay Vatsya: Legit POCSO warrant run; attackers crippled four cops, wrecked cars, forced return fire slaying one. FIR underway.

Police brass—SP, DSP—camp on-site, tension thick. Congress’ Arvind Mukul blasted the incident, seeking fair probe, officer arrests. The standoff spotlights enforcement perils in volatile terrains, justice pivotal for calm.