Bihar Police has suspended the police officer seen in a viral video, firing shots from AK 47 at the protestors in Bihar's Siwan on Sunday, July 25.
In a viral video on social media it can be clearly seen that Bihar Policemen restoring to using guns to disperse the protestors gathered on the streets on Siwan on Sunday in solidarity with CJP protest in New Delhi.
Police have been accused of using excessive force at the protests, including beating students with canes and firing tear gas to push back tens of thousands marching to parliament in the capital New Delhi on July 20.
According to the media reports, Bihar Police has taken action against police personnel who were seen firing an AK-47 during a student protest on Saturday (July 25, 2026) in Bihar’s Siwan, Superintendent of Police Puran Kumar Jha said on Monday.
On Sunday, July 26, student protests in Siwan turned violent as protesters confronted police in the area.
After reports of stone-pelting, officers deployed tear gas and carried out a lathicharge to break up the gathering, which was calling for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in connection with the NEET paper leak controversy.
During the demonstration, protesters reportedly damaged and overturned police vehicles in Patna, leading to heightened police deployment throughout the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday (July 27, 2026) unleashed a fierce criticism of the Narendra Modi-led government, alleging that the administration has been “murderous” in its treatment of the student community.
In a post on X, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi writes;
The entire system is downright murderous against students. News is coming in that AK-47 bullets have been fired at protesting students in Bihar, and hundreds of students have been arrested with FIRs being filed against them.
He also asked questions to PM, Mr. Modi, where did your promise go that no FIRs would be filed against students and they would be released? Instead, deadly attacks and brutality are being unleashed on them.
Concluding his tweet he also asked the PM to apologies to the country's students, and requested to take action against those who attacked the students.
Meanwhile, the monsoon session of Parliament was disrupted for the sixth consecutive day as the opposition demanded a government response to the use of force against student protesters on July 20.
