Bihar Property Dispute Sparks Clash In Samastipur; Gunfire & Stone-Pelting Leave Several Injured

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• A property dispute over a shop eviction sparked violence at Mau Bazar in Samastipur, Bihar, leaving several people injured.
• The dispute escalated when anti-social elements demanded a shop owner vacate his property.
• After he resisted, a verbal altercation turned physical, leading to a massive clash with lathis, stone-pelting, and open gunfire.
• Reportedly, half a dozen rounds were fired, turning the market area into a battlefield and forcing shops to shut down.
• The police subsequently arrived at the scene, and the situation has since been brought under control.