📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Kumar Gaurav
Politics
Bihar Transfers 17 IPS Officers Over AK‑47 Incident at Student Protest
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 18 Aug 2026, 05:03 PM
👁 39
The Bihar government has transferred 17 Indian Police Service officers. The move follows controversy over the use of AK‑47 rifles during a student protest.
On Thursday, the Bihar government announced the transfer of 17 Indian Police Service officers to other postings. The decision follows a controversy that erupted when police were accused of deploying AK‑47 rifles during a student protest in the state.
The incident, which drew widespread criticism from student groups and civil society, prompted a review of the officers’ conduct. In a statement, the state administration said the transfers were part of routine administrative reshuffling and aimed at maintaining law and order.
Student leaders condemned the use of firearms and called for a probe into the police’s actions. The central government has yet to issue a response to the allegations.
The transfers are expected to be implemented over the next few weeks, with the officers reassigned to different districts across Bihar.
The incident, which drew widespread criticism from student groups and civil society, prompted a review of the officers’ conduct. In a statement, the state administration said the transfers were part of routine administrative reshuffling and aimed at maintaining law and order.
Student leaders condemned the use of firearms and called for a probe into the police’s actions. The central government has yet to issue a response to the allegations.
The transfers are expected to be implemented over the next few weeks, with the officers reassigned to different districts across Bihar.