Plea in Supreme Court after cop seen firing AK-47 during Bihar student protest

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.

During the crackdown in Siwan, police fired tear gas shells and resorted to lathicharge to disperse the crowd, according to the ANI report. Some stone pelting was also reported there. At least three students were injured in alleged police firing in Siwan, officials aware of the matter told Hindustan Times. They added that a probe is on to ascertain whether those injured were hit by bullets from police firing.