Bihar educator, YouTuber ‘Khan Sir’ booked in case linked to firing outside his coaching institute

Bihar educator and YouTuber Faizal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, has been booked for attempted murder after two of his security guards allegedly told police that he had ordered them to open fire during violence outside his coaching institute in Patna on June 2, The Indian Express reported on Friday.

The first information report was registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to attempt to murder and the Arms Act against Khan, the two guards and unidentified associates.

The case came days after Khan claimed that “eight to 10 rounds of gunfire” were fired outside his coaching institute, Khan Global Studies, after a group allegedly vandalised the premises in Patna’s Musallahpur area. Following the incident, he alleged that persons had attacked the institute and that business rivals were behind the violence, The Indian Express reported.

The complaint filed by Sub-Inspector Anil Kumar of the Kadamkuan police station stated that the investigation had begun after videos purportedly showing firing outside the coaching centre were shared on social media.

Witnesses allegedly identified the men seen in the footage as Khan Global Studies’ security staff and claimed that they fired “two rounds each”, the newspaper reported.

The police said that Khan confirmed that the men were his coaching institute’s security guards and that the rifles used were licensed weapons. The guards were subsequently arrested.

The development came a day after police had said that CCTV footage and local inquiries had found no evidence of firing during the June 2 incident.

Earlier, based on Khan’s complaint, the police had arrested three persons linked to the rival Gyan Bindu Coaching Institute, including its director, Raushan Anand, The Indian Express reported.

Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.