: Many police personnel were injured and the vehicle of Vaishali's Superintendent of Police was set afire and policemen were beaten when a mob turned violent in protest against the local administration's move to demolish a temple constructed on an unauthorised place in Bihar's Vaishali district.Acting on a directive from Patna High Court, police officers and constables from Vaishali reached the spot to demolish the temple. This move of police administration immediately invited the anger of the local people who assembled and protested at the spot in huge number.Protesters turned violent and shouted slogans when civil and police authorities insisted on carrying out the demolition work, the mob started pelting stones on them, causing injuries to police personnel. Injured policemen were admitted to Hajipur Sadar hospital.Protectors said that the land on which temple stands is private land. Tension still prevails in the area.