Bihar Man Claims Was Named in NEET Protest While in Russia

A man from Bihar has claimed in a viral video that he was falsely named in a police case related to a protest against an alleged NEET paper leak, despite having been in Russia for the past four months. The claim emerged as the state government announced it would withdraw all cases filed against student protesters.

In the video, which circulated widely on social media on Wednesday, July 29, the man identifies himself as Mohammad Sadaqat, a resident of Ward 12 in Bahadurganj, Kishanganj district. He states that the local administration named him in a case connected to a protest held at LRP Chowk on July 24. "I have been in Russia for the past four months," Sadaqat says in the video, requesting that authorities remove his name from the case. News agency PTI reported the content of the video but noted it could not independently verify its authenticity.

When contacted by PTI, Kishanganj Superintendent of Police Hari Mohan Shukla neither confirmed nor denied whether a person matching Sadaqat's description had been booked. Responding to a specific query about the viral video, Shukla stated that all those with grievances related to the protests could approach police for redressal. The...