'Been in Russia for 4 months': Bihar man questions being named in NEET protest FIR
A Bihar resident has been wrongly named in an FIR regarding NEET paper leak protests while he was living in Russia. The Bihar government has since announced it will withdraw all cases related to the protests.
Why it matters
Highlights issues with administrative accountability and the potential for wrongful legal action during mass civil unrest.
KISHANGANJ: A Bihar resident has claimed he was wrongly named in an FIR related to last week's protests over the NEET paper leak, alleging that he has been living in Russia for the past four months and was not even in the country when the demonstrations took place.Mohammad Sadaqat, a resident of Bihar's Kishanganj district, made the claim in a video purportedly recorded in Russia, where he said he has been staying for the last four months.The video has gone viral on social media.In the purported video, Sadaqat questioned why an FIR had been registered against him, saying he was not present at the July 25 protest in Bahadurganj because he had been living in Russia for the past four months.He demanded a fair investigation into the case and urged authorities to remove his name from the FIR.When contacted by PTI, Kishanganj superintendent of police Hari Mohan Shukla neither confirmed…
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