Bharat Bandh against SC/ST Act Amendment: Protesters burn tyres, stop trains in Bihar's Arrah, Patna, Darbhanga, Munger

Security has been beefed up across state.

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PATNA: Demonstrators stopped trains, blocked roads and burnt tyres in several districts of Bihar during the ongoing Bharat Bandh protests on Thursday morning.

The bandh, called by 35 outfits linked to the upper caste communities, is objecting against the recent amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Trains were stopped at Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station and Arrah by Members of Swarn Sena .

Visuals of #BharatBandh protest from Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station. The nationwide bandh has been called by various organisations against amendments in SC/ST Act. #Bihar pic.twitter.com/ksIVCEoewd — ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2018

Bihar: Markets closed, protesters stop a train in Arrah as Bharat bandh is called by upper caste groups against amendments in SC/ST Act pic.twitter.com/LfHJsR6bNZ

— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2018

Trains were stopped in Darbhanga and Munger's Masudan too. 

#BharatBandh protests: Protesters stop train in Darbhanga (pic 1) and Munger's Masudan (pic 2). The nationwide bandh has been called by various organisations against amendments in SC/ST Act. pic.twitter.com/aozyb20anD — ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2018

Hundreds of protesters took to streets, some gathering in front of state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office, in Patna. Some protesters burnt tyres and effigies in few places.

“Protesters set fire to tyres in Mokama and block road during Bharat Bandh protests,” reported news agency ANI.

#Bihar: Protesters set fire to tyres in Mokama (pic 1) and block road (pic 3) in Badh during #BharatBandh protests. pic.twitter.com/RRUbZlMxRs — ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2018

Security has been beefed up and prohibitory orders have been imposed under Section 144 in sensitive areas.

With agency inputs