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Bihar Police have taken action against personnel seen firing an AK-47 during violent student protests in Siwan over the NEET paper leak controversy. The unrest involved stone-pelting, tear gas, and lathicharge. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of using excessive force against students and demanded accountability.

Siwan (Bihar): Action has been taken against police personnel who were seen firing an AK-47 during a student protest on Saturday in Bihar's Siwan, Superintendent of Police Puran Kumar Jha told ANI on Monday.

On Sunday, student protests in Siwan turned violent as demonstrators clashed with police personnel in the area. Following reports of stone-pelting, police fired tear gas shells and resorted to a lathicharge to disperse the crowd, which was demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy.

Similar unrest was reported in Patna during a statewide shutdown in Bihar called by opposition parties and social organisations over the paper leak controversy and police action against student agitators. During the protest, demonstrators allegedly vandalised and toppled police vehicles in Patna, prompting increased police mobilisation across affected areas.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, accusing the administration of being "murderous" towards the student community.