Students Refuse to Pay for Food; Attack Restaurant

Patna: July 12, 2008

Students of B. N. College in Patna on Saturday shot fires and blasted bombs when the owner of a restaurant near the Kargil Chowk demanded payment for their food prompting the ire of the students that soon turned into an all-out assault on the hotel and its staff.

As reported, after the students refused to pay for their food, they summoned their supporters from nearby college hostels and hurled stones at the restaurant. As the police rushed to bring the situation under control, some students in the crowd opened fire in the air and lobbed several bombs at the hotel damaging the property marginally.

Town DSP Sanjay Singh and Gandhi Maidan police station Nissar Ahmed, with the help of dozens of armed policemen, managed to disperse the crowd but not before at least one person was sent to the hospital and half a dozen vehicles were damaged by the students.

Officials are monitoring the situation apprehending more violence from rogue students.