A major commotion erupted at the Danapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in Patna, Bihar, on Friday (November 06) following a police encounter in Maner. The bodies of three criminals killed in an encounter near Sherpur village in the Diara area of the Ganga river were brought to the hospital for post-mortem. During this, relatives of the deceased attacked and severely beat Rinku Mali, accusing him of luring the three men from their homes before their alleged encounter by the police.

The deceased criminals were identified as JP Yadav (Danapur), Suraj Kumar alias Raja Sharma (Shahpur), and Bablu Kumar alias Suraj Kumar (Maner). As their bodies arrived, their relatives and supporters became enraged, targeting Rinku Mali and causing chaos in the hospital premises. Danapur ASP Ajit Kumar was injured while trying to control the situation, along with a female constable and a sub-inspector who sustained head injuries.

The encounter between police and criminals took place earlier on Friday morning in the Diara area near Sherpur village, under Maner police station. In the exchange of fire, police killed three criminals. Maner Station House Officer Rajnish Kumar was also critically injured by criminal gunfire and was referred to Patna for better treatment. According to police, the three deceased were accused in the murder of PACS chairman Sanjeet Kumar alias Bholu and were being sought by the police. Two pistols, a country-made pistol, and a large number of live cartridges and spent casings were recovered from the encounter site. Police are taking further action regarding the hospital incident.