Constable suspended over use of AK-47, Bihar says action against protesters, all to be released

Earlier, police suspended a constable over the use of an AK-47 to control the protesters in Siwan, after purported videos of the same went viral, drawing outrage. Police also announced that separate FIRs had been registered on the statements of the three, including a 17-year-old, that they were injured in police firing.Attributing the agitation to “the demand for reform and accountability within the examination system and higher education sector”, state Special Secretary, Home, Chhatranil Singh, issued a statement saying: “The Bihar government will not take any punitive, retaliatory, or adverse legal action against any individual across any part of Bihar who participated in these protests prior to 6 pm on July 26… Legal processes will be initiated immediately to withdraw all FIRs… formal c