Eight injured in Bihar clash over songs of Khesari Lal Yadav

At least 8 persons, including 4 police personnel, were injured due to a clash between two groups in Bihar's Gopalganj district on Friday afternoon over playing of songs of Bhojpuri film star Khesari Lal Yadav.

Eight injured in Bihar clash over songs of Khesari Lal Yadav
Khesari Lal Yadav.(photo;wikipedia) Source: IANS

Patna, March 25 (IANS) At least 8 persons, including 4 police personnel, were injured due to a clash between two groups in Bihar's Gopalganj district on Friday afternoon over playing of songs of Bhojpuri film star Khesari Lal Yadav.

The injured police personnel were identified as Sub-Inspector Vinit Vinayak, and constables Sunil Kumar, Atish Kumar, and Manish Kumar. They were taken to a primary health centre in Barauli for treatment.

SDPO, Sadar, Sanjiv Kumar said: "A group of youths were playing the songs of Bhojpuri film star Khesari Lal Yadav on the loudspeakers. The other group objected to it leading to an altercation between them.

"When a police team reached there to bring the situation under control, the youths showed aggression against the policemen too. They attacked them with batons and iron rods, leaving 4 police personnel injured. We have registered an FIR against accused youths. Further investigation is underway."

There was also some property disputes between the two groups," the SDPO added.