Patna: The Bihar government on Monday announced that it will withdraw all cases lodged against protesters over the NEET paper leak and release those jailed under various charges.
A notification issued by the state’s Home Department in the evening said it was taking back "all FIRs, complaints and show-cause notices issued in connection with incidents that took place before 6 am on July 26".
Persons arrested in this connection will also be released forthwith, it stated.
Meanwhile the Congress slammed the BJP over allegations that AK-47 rifles were used to target protesting students in Bihar, with Rahul Gandhi demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology and action against those who “attacked” the students.
A police constable has been suspended after a video purportedly showing him using an AK-47 rifle during a student protest in Bihar's Siwan district on July 25 went viral on social media.
Siwan SP Puran Kumar Jha told PTI that no one was injured in the firing and an inquiry has been initiated as there were clear instructions to the police force not to open fire during the demonstration.
In an X post in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, “The entire system is downright murderous against students. Reports are coming in that AK-47s have been fired at protesting students in Bihar, and hundreds have been arrested and booked under FIRs.”
“Modi ji, what happened to your promise that no FIRs would be filed against students and that they would be released? Instead, they are being subjected to deadly attacks and brutality,” he alleged.
During the Cockroach Janta Party-led 'Sansad Chalo' march in Delhi on July 20, police and security forces used batons and tear gas to disperse protesters, which largely included students, leaving scores injured on both sides.
