Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav was detained in Patna whereas main a foot march to Lok Bhavan, the place he was demanding the filling of 32,000 trainer vacancies underneath TRE-4 and the introduction of a domicile coverage.
The protest march came about a day after the Bihar authorities transferred Siwan Superintendent of Police Puran Kumar Jha together with 17 different IPS officers in a significant reshuffle.
Jha’s switch got here within the aftermath of violent scholar protests in Siwan on July 25. Throughout the clashes, a policeman was seen firing an AK-47 into the air.
Three folks suffered bullet accidents throughout the violence, whereas a number of police personnel, together with Jha, have been additionally injured. Police later registered three FIRs primarily based on statements given by the injured civilians. A constable seen dealing with the AK-47 was subsequently suspended.
Police, nonetheless, maintained that no one was injured within the aerial firing from the assault rifle.
Jha had stated that round eight to 10 rounds have been fired throughout the violence. Of those, 4 have been fired from long-range weapons and three from pistols, whereas the supply of the remaining pictures was nonetheless being ascertained.
He had additionally stated that it couldn’t be established whether or not the three civilians sustained their accidents as a consequence of police firing.