Delhi (The Stellar News): Days after crackdown on student protests across Bihar, action was taken at a police personnel in the state after a video of him firing an AK-47 in Siwan during a protest went viral on social media.
Superintendent of Police Puran Kumar Jha said on Monday that the cop has been suspended.
“The constable, posted with the District Intelligence Unit (DIU), has been suspended with immediate effect after a video purportedly showing him using an AK-47 rifle during a student protest went viral on social media. Departmental proceedings have also been initiated against him,” he told news agency PTI
The action comes after the student protests in Bihar turned violent over the weekend and led to a clashes between police and students across the state. Several opposition leaders have shared the viral video of the cop firing an AK-47 during students protests and other such incidents and demanded answers from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power in the state.
