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Congress probe finds Bihar police beat wounded NEET protesters
Some students in Bihar were upset because they thought an important test called NEET had problems.
They went out to the streets to protest, which means they wanted to show they were not happy.
The police came and tried to stop the protests.
Some people say the police were too rough and hurt the students.
A group called the Congress party sent people to find out what really happened.
The investigators talked to hurt students and other people in different towns.
They heard a sad story about a young man who was shot in the leg and then beaten on that same leg.
Congress says police should not treat peaceful protesters this way.
The police and government see it differently and have filed cases against the injured youths.
Many people in India are talking about this and asking who gave the orders.
Congress sent six fact-finding teams to Bihar to investigate police action against protesters of last month's NEET paper leaks.
The probe questioned the roles of Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the crackdown.
MP Imran Pratapgarhi alleged that Agniveer aspirant Bullet Kumar Gond was shot in the knee and then beaten on the wound for at least 40 minutes.
Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak said 5,000-6,000 students in Purnea were granted permission to protest but were later stopped and beaten at RN Chowk.
Police registered FIRs on complaints of three injured youths in Siwan, while MP Manoj Kumar accused cabinet members of labeling students as terrorists.
- Who
- Congress fact-finding teams, MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Manoj Kumar, Congress Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru and spokesperson Ragini Nayak, with Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Union Home Minister Amit Shah facing questions.
- What
- A Congress probe into alleged police brutality, including shooting and beating of students protesting the NEET paper leaks in Bihar.
- Where
- Bihar, India — specifically Siwan, Patna, Purnea and Bhagalpur.
- When
- Following protests that took place last month; the fact-finding teams made their visits after that.
- Why
- To investigate allegations that police used excessive force, including AK-47 fire and prolonged beatings, against students protesting the NEET paper leaks.
Congress and protesters
State administration and police
Use of force against protesters
Congress and protesters
Police fired live bullets at students, striking them in the neck and shoulder, and beat an injured youth on his gunshot wound for 40 minutes, violating police manuals that say even lathi use should target the legs.
State administration and police
Police registered FIRs against the injured youths, and cabinet members described protesters as terrorists, miscreants and gang members rather than peaceful demonstrators.
Handling of the Purnea protest
Congress and protesters
Students were granted permission to gather at Indira Gandhi Stadium and march, but the SSP and DM suddenly declared no march would take place, creating chaos, and then students were surrounded, blockaded and beaten as they walked away peacefully.
State administration and police
The administration decided the march could not proceed and police intercepted the students at RN Chowk to enforce that order.
Responsibility for the crackdown
Congress and protesters
Congress asks on whose orders the brutality was carried out, and MPs have urged the home minister to address the nation instead of the Prime Minister posting videos and reels.
State administration and police
Authorities have treated the situation as a law-and-order matter, reviving old protest cases against students and labeling them as miscreants and gang members.
Key facts
- Probe body
- Six Congress fact-finding teams
- Trigger
- Police crackdown on protests over NEET paper leaks last month
- Key allegation
- Injured youth beaten for 40 minutes on a gunshot wound
- Officials questioned
- Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Locations visited
- Siwan, Patna, Purnea and Bhagalpur
- FIRs
- Registered on complaints of three injured youths in Siwan
- Weapons concern
- Use of an AK-47 against protesters
- Purnea protest
- Permission granted for 5,000-6,000 students, then revoked by SSP and DM
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