Court stays arrest of educator Khan Sir in Patna coaching centre firing case

PAtna territorial dominion try has granted a remain on the check of pedagog Faisal Khan, known popularly as Khan Sir, in the case registered against him for allegedly orchestrating a firing at his coaching institute in Bihar's capital on June 2.Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma said on Friday that the educator and YouTuber was named in an FIR in connection with the vandalism case at the Khan Global Studies Institute.Police had detained two guards of the coaching centre for allegedly firing shots on Tuesday night when a group of 15-20 people allegedly tore down the coaching centre's poster and threw stones at its premises.What lawyer had saidArvind Kumar Mahuar, lawyer representing Khan Sir, alleged that the FIR has been registered against his client as "part of a conspiracy to defame him"."Khan Sir has been named in the FIR as part of a retaliatory measure because his staff had registered a case against another coaching centre's director. He will not surrender and file an anticipatory bail petition before the court," said the lawyer.He alleged that there are no actual charges against his client."Based on videos and photos of the incident, it is clear that the guards fired shots in the air for safety purposes. There was no injury to anyone. His name has been inserted in the disclosure statement to implicate him," the lawyer said.The FIROn June 2, shots were reportedly fired outside Khan Sir's coaching institute near Musallahpur Haat in Patna, and the premises were allegedly vandalised, leaving a security guard injured.On June 3, a massive crowd of students gathered outside the institute, prompting a heavy deployment of security forces in the area. Large numbers of aspirants were seen waiting outside the coaching centre and raising slogans in protest as tension prevailed following the incident.Soon after the vandalism incident, Khan had alleged that persons from a rival coaching institute were behind the firing, though he later said only a police investigation could confirm whether the firing had actually occurred.Members of a rival coaching institute had held a press conference on Thursday, alleging that Khan himself orchestrated the incident.Following the incident, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Kadamkuan Police Station under Section 109 of the BNS and Sections 25(9), 27, and 35 of the Arms Act against three individuals, including Khan Sir.The FIR stems from a video showing two guards allegedly firing, who were subsequently arrested.