Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Bihar Police tells Supreme Court constable fired AK-47 when trapped
A police officer in Siwan, a town in India, fired a gun into the air during a protest.
He said he did it because the crowd had surrounded him.
The protest happened on July 25, 2026, after groups called for a strike.
Police told the Supreme Court, the highest court in India, that nobody was hurt by the gunfire.
Some people in the crowd threw stones at the police.
Twenty police officers were hurt, and some police vehicles were damaged.
Police used water cannons and tear gas to calm the crowd down.
Six police cases were registered, and 17 people were arrested.
The protesters were upset about alleged problems with competitive exams.
The police explained what happened to the court in an official statement.
Bihar Police told the Supreme Court that a District Intelligence Unit constable fired four rounds from an AK-47 into the air after getting trapped in a crowd of protesters in Siwan on July 25, 2026.
No one was injured by the gunfire, according to a counter affidavit filed by ADGP (Law and Order) K Suhita Anupam.
Protesters from AISA and RYA, the student and youth wings of CPI(ML), gathered at Gandhi Maidan and marched toward JP Chowk before stone pelting began around 12:30 pm.
Twenty police personnel, including the Superintendent of Police Siwan, were injured, and two police vehicles and a large number of traffic trollies were damaged in the violence.
Six FIRs were registered against 82 persons, 17 of whom were arrested, while police used water cannon and tear gas shells to control the situation.
- Who
- A Bihar Police constable from the District Intelligence Unit, protesters from AISA and RYA (wings of CPI(ML)), and ADGP (Law and Order) K Suhita Anupam.
- What
- A constable fired four rounds from an AK-47 into the air after being trapped in a crowd during a protest that turned violent with stone pelting.
- When
- July 25, 2026, with stone pelting beginning around 12:30 pm.
- Where
- Siwan, Bihar, India, as protesters marched from Gandhi Maidan toward JP Chowk.
- Why
- Protests followed a bandh call as the 'Jantar Mantar' protests turned violent, over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations.
- Shots fired
- 4 rounds from an AK-47 in the air
- Date of incident
- 25 July 2026
- Location
- Siwan, Bihar
- Police personnel injured
- 20, including the Superintendent of Police Siwan
- FIRs registered
- 6
- Persons named in FIRs
- 82
- Arrests
- 17
- Cause of protests
- Alleged irregularities in competitive examinations
