{"id":13700,"date":"2026-08-18T11:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13700"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:19:20","slug":"bihar-transfers-17-ips-officers-amid-row-over-ak-47-use-during-student-protest-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13700","title":{"rendered":"Bihar transfers 17 IPS officers amid row over AK-47 use during student protest | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133320062,imgsize-634737,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bihar-govt-tells-sc-constable-was-surrounded-by-protesters.jpg\" alt=\"Bihar transfers 17 IPS officers amid row over AK-47 use during student protest\" title=\"The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings\">The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Bihar government on Tuesday transferred 17 IPS officers, including the superintendents of police in Bhojpur and Siwan, where police action during recent student protests had sparked controversy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The development comes as the state government told the Supreme Court that a constable fired four rounds from an AK-47 in the air after being surrounded by protesters in Siwan on July 25. The government said no protester was injured in the firing, though three others suffered minor firearm injuries during police action that day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings. The government said the rifle was meant for special operations, not routine crowd control.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"em strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">This is a developing story. 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