Patna, July 27 (IANS) After suspending a police constable over the firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 Bihar Bandh protests, the Siwan Police have issued an official statement asserting that the weapon was fired into the air to disperse a mob and protect lives as well as government property. According to the statement, Constable Abhishek Kumar (Constable No. 47), who was deployed near J.P. Chowk in Siwan city during the student-led protest, fired four rounds into the air after police per…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the alleged use of force against protesting students, while referring to the use of an AK-47 during a protest in Bihar. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi said, “First guns, now AK-47s, pellet guns! Are they terrorists? What’s wrong with these people? They (BJP) have again registered FIRs against students in Bihar and Bengal. They have not given up their old habits. I h…
Patna, July 27 (IANS) A police personnel was suspended following the firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 ‘Bihar Bandh’ protests in Siwan district.The action was taken on the directions of Bihar Police Headquarters after a video purportedly showing the personnel firing the weapon during clashes with protesters went viral on social media.The statewide shutdown witnessed large-scale demonstrations by student organisations across several districts, with clashes reported between protesters an…
Gangtok, June 30 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth has been arrested in Sikkim’s Gangtok in connection with an investigation into alleged links with the banned terror outfit Islamic State (IS), following a joint operation by the state police with assistance from the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Md. Arju of Nam Nang locality in Gangtok, was arrested by the Sadar Police after Intelligence inputs suggested that an Instagram group, allegedly named “GIM (Group of Islami…