A backhoe loader demolishes the illegal portion of a temple on Boring Road on Thursday in the presence of Patna district magistrate (DM) Kumar Ravi and additional municipal commissioner Sheela Irani.

But the police and magistrate had to face public anger at Nala Road during the drive. The police team returned empty-handed in the face of stone-pelting but later went back to the spot with Patna divisional commissioner Anand Kishor and DM Ravi after which the illegal structures were demolished. Text by Amit Bhelari, picture by Nagendra Kumar Singh