‘Trapped’ Constable Fired AK-47 During NEET Protest: Bihar Police to Supreme Court
Police said the constable fired in the air after being trapped in a crowd, while ballistic tests and evidence review are underway.
- The Bihar Police told the Supreme Court on Monday that a constable fired four rounds from an AK-47 into the air after becoming trapped in a mob during July 25 student protests in Siwan.
- Demonstrators protesting alleged examination irregularities surrounded the officer, according to the Bihar government, which maintained the firing was intended to help him escape the crowd.
- Officials admitted three protesters suffered minor firearm injuries, but clarified these resulted from a 9mm pistol, not the AK-47. The state acknowledged the rifle is a platoon-level weapon not meant for law-and-order situations.
- The Bihar government suspended the constable and initiated a departmental inquiry for what the state described as "undesired conduct," while the Director General of Police issued fresh instructions restricting automatic weapon deployment.
- Authorities have released 222 protesters with no criminal antecedents following Supreme Court directives to preserve CCTV footage, as legal proceedings regarding the NEET-UG controversy continue.
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The state government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding police action during student protests in Bihar. The government denied allegations of use of force and stated that protests turned violent in many places. Between July 22 and 25, 69 FIRs were registered and nearly 500 people were arrested.
Trapped by crowd, cop fired AK-47 during NEET protest: Bihar govt to Supreme Court
Bihar has told the Supreme Court that a constable fired four AK-47 rounds into the air after being trapped in a crowd during protests over the NEET-UG paper leak. The state said no one was injured by the bullets and denied that police used disproportionate force against students.
Bihar Govt Defends Police Action In Student Protests, Clarifies AK-47 Firing In Siwan
The Bihar government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court defending police action during student protests and denying allegations of disproportionate force. On the Siwan AK-47 firing, the government said a constable fired four rounds in the air after being caught in a crowd, with no protesters injured. The constable has been suspended and a ballistics investigation is underway.
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