Angry over a road accident which left two persons dead, a mob attacked a police station with stones and set the guard room on fire on Thursday, prompting police to fire in air to disperse them at Tikapatti of Purnea district in Bihar.
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The attack followed the death of two persons in a road accident on Wednesday, superintendent of police Nishant Kumar Tiwari said.
The situation was brought under control and additional policemen were deployed at the police station as a precautionary measure, he said.
Some other protesters blocked the road at Rupauli in protest of the road accident, he said.
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