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Protests and clashes occurred across Bihar on Saturday over the NEET paper leak. Demonstrators vandalized police vehicles and overturned them in Patna. Police responded with tear gas and lathicharge to disperse stone-pelting crowds. Opposition leaders supported the students' demands for the Union Education Minister's resignation. Security arrangements were significantly increased throughout the state to maintain order.
A statewide bandh occurred in Bihar over the alleged NEET paper leak. Left-wing student groups organized protests and blocked roads in several districts. Authorities increased security measures and deployed additional police personnel across the state. Protesters demanded the resignation of the Union education minister for the alleged leak. The bandh followed earlier violent clashes and stone-pelting in Patna.