Patna court grants Khan Sir interim arrest protection

A Patna district court has granted educator Faisal Khan, widely known as Khan Sir, interim protection from arrest in a case linked to a firing incident outside his coaching institute. The court issued the order on Tuesday while hearing Khan's anticipatory bail plea, clarifying that investigators may continue to question him but cannot take coercive action, including arrest, until further orders.

The case stems from a violent confrontation on the night of June 2 outside the Khan Global Studies coaching centre in Patna's Kadamkuan area. Initial police reports indicated a group of 15 to 20 people vandalized the premises, tore down posters, and assaulted a security guard. Following a complaint from the institute's management, police arrested the director of a rival coaching institute, Raushan Anand of Gyan Bindu GS Academy, and several associates.

The investigation took a significant turn after police examined video evidence that allegedly showed two security guards from Khan's institute firing shots into the air during the chaos. The two guards were subsequently arrested and their licensed weapons seized. During interrogation, the guards reportedly stated they had fired on...