{"id":5675,"date":"2026-07-27T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5675"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:11:46","slug":"he-had-no-orders-to-open-fire-siwan-dm-on-suspended-constable-who-fired-ak-47-during-neet-protest-patna-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5675","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He had no orders to open fire&#8221;: Siwan DM on suspended constable who fired AK-47 during NEET protest | Patna News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\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-132663781,imgsize-7796431,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/a-police-constable-in-siwan-has-been-suspended-after-he-fired-an-ak-47-rifle-into-the-air-without-authorization.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;He had no orders to open fire&quot;: Siwan DM on suspended constable who fired AK-47 during NEET protest\" title=\"A police constable in Siwan has been suspended after he fired an AK-47 rifle into the air without authorization\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A police constable in Siwan has been suspended after he fired an AK-47 rifle into the air without authorization\">A police constable in Siwan has been suspended after he fired an AK-47 rifle into the air without authorization<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SIWAN: Following political uproar and allegations in Parliament over alleged police excesses, the Siwan district administration in Bihar on Monday initiated action against the police personnel involved in the firing incident during recent student protests.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Siwan district magistrate Vivek Ranjan Maitrey and superintendent of police Puran Kumar Jha confirmed that constable Abhishek Kumar had been suspended with immediate effect.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Officials informed that departmental proceedings had been initiated against him, news agency ANI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>According to the administration, the constable was part of a District Intelligence Unit (DIU) team that was passing through JP Chowk to investigate an unrelated murder case when it became caught in a crowd of protesters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>During the commotion, the constable fired four rounds into the air from an AK-47 assault rifle, ANI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The district magistrate said the firing was unauthorised and inappropriate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;He did not have the orders to do so. He should not have fired in the air. Such a weapon should not have been taken in public. As the SP said, the officer was going elsewhere when he got stuck in the commotion,&#8221; Maitrey said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>In a statement issued on Monday, Bihar Police said Constable Abhishek Kumar pointed the rifle upwards and opened fire to safeguard lives, public safety and government property, ANI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;No one has been harmed by an AK-47 in this instance. Constable Abhishek has been suspended with immediate effect,&#8221; SP said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Bihar Police also clarified that the three persons who sustained bullet injuries were found at locations away from the site where the constable opened fire.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>According to the statement, Md Arif, 17, and Akash Kumar, 22, were injured near Hafiz Chowk, around 1.5km from JP Chowk, while 20-year-old Bullet Kumar Gaur was found injured near the Traffic Police Station, approximately 2km away.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Police said all three injured persons were declared out of danger by doctors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>After receiving initial treatment at Siwan Sadar Hospital, they were shifted to Medanta Hospital in Patna. Md Arif has since been discharged.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Based on the statements of the injured, separate FIRs have been registered at Siwan Town Police Station.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Further investigation is underway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>(With agency inputs)<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/patna\/he-had-no-orders-to-open-fire-siwan-dm-on-suspended-constable-who-fired-ak-47-during-neet-protest\/articleshow\/132663581.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A police constable in Siwan has been suspended after he fired an AK-47 rifle into the air without authorization SIWAN: Following political uproar and allegations in Parliament over alleged police excesses, the Siwan district administration in Bihar on Monday initiated action against the police personnel involved in the firing 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