Senior Bihar cop transferred amid row over use of AK-47 on student protestors

The Bihar government recently made an IPS officer transfer, involving two districts that had been under scrutiny recently. Siwan SP Puran Kumar Jha was moved to the waiting list for a new posting, while Bharat Soni, previously serving in Nalanda, took over as Siwan's new SP. This change follows a violent incident during student protests in Siwan on July 25, where a policeman was seen firing an AK-47 in the air.

Three individuals sustained bullet injuries and several police personnel, including Jha, were injured. Despite claims by police that no one was injured during the aerial firing, Jha stated that around eight to ten rounds were fired, including four from long-range weapons and three from pistols. The source of the remaining gunfire remains under investigation.

The incident comes amidst the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, who died in a police encounter on June 17. The conflicting accounts of the encounter have led to a judicial and police investigation, with the arrest of STF constable Akshay Kumar for allegedly using excessive force.