Hundreds of police officials are on a rampage damaging police vehicles and attacking officers following the death of a woman police constable early on Friday, November 2.

More than 300 trainee officials, including a large number of women, at the Patna Police Lines ransacked police officers’ quarters after their fellow member lost her life "due to sheer negligence and inhuman authoritarian stance of her seniors", the protesters said.

They complained that they were exploited in the name of duty for hours without even being provided basic facilities. “We do duty without food, water and toilet facility. It is impossible to get leave for genuine reasons,” they said.

Savita Pathak was a woman constable posted at the Police Lines and had been feeling sick according to her colleagues. She had applied for leave but the application was denied and her condition worsened. The constable who died has been suffering from dengue.

She was rushed to a private hospital following a dip in her health. However, she died during treatment.