Forbesganj police firing

The Forbesganj police firing was a violent clash between a mob and Bihar Police outside an underconstruction factory, where four people were killed[1] and 27 policemen and five villagers were injured[2] near Forbesganj, a town in Bihar, India, on 3 June 2011.[3]

  1. ^ "4 killed in police firing in Bihar's Araria - India News - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2012....Opposing the construction, angry locals had broken the boundary wall of the factory and indulged in heavy stone pelting and arson. After police failed to use baton charge to control the situation, they opened fire which resulted in the death of two persons on the spot.
  2. ^ Nitish orders judicial probe into Forbesganj firing Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine...Four people were killed and at least 27 policemen and five villagers injured in a clash.
  3. ^ Forbesganj stir has officials baffled...a mob of villagers assembled at the site, torched several machines and tractors and also demolished the boundary wall of the plant. As police intervened, three people died in the cross-firing between the mob and the police.