Bihar transfers 17 IPS officers amid row over AK-47 use during student protest

The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedingsNEW 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.The development comes as the st

While the constable who fired the AK-47 has already been suspended, officers who were in charge of Siwan when the incident occurred have not yet been given fresh postings.

Bihar Police agreed that an AK-47 was a “platoon-level weapon used in special operations” but said that excessive force was not used, and the crowd was met with “utmost restraint”