Bihar Police Restricts Use of AK-47 and Heavy Rifles in Crowd Control

Bihar Police has issued a formal advisory placing restrictions on the use of heavy weapons during protest situations. The directive specifies that high-powered firearms including AK-47s, INSAS rifles, and Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs) will no longer be deployed routinely for crowd control. The advisory comes in the wake of an incident in which an AK-47 was reportedly fired at students during a protest. The move signals a policy shift aimed at regulating the use of force by personnel handling public demonstrations.
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