Bihar | A story in bullet points
Four days, two shootings, four deaths. That's the November record for Samrat's police. After a trigger-happy season, the 'tough sheriff' act is raising questions
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ISSUE DATE: Nov 23, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 17:05 IST
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Last UpdatedNov 13, 2026 17:05 IST Published byShyam Balasubramanian
Nov 13, 2026 17:05 ISTScene 1 could make it to a gritty web series. Diwali was five days away when the wrong kind of fireworks lit up Balirajgarh, in Madhubani district. Villagers had confronted Assistant Sub-Inspector Chandra Mohan Singh inside a woman’s house. The cop allegedly took his service pistol and fired scattershot style. One villager, Ashok Yadav, dead; three injured. The ASI fled, and stands suspended, booked for murder.
