'Jungle Raj 2?' — Oppn hits out at Nitish govt over crime in Bihar, ex-DGP calls situation 'scary'

A purported video of the restaurant shootout case, which went viral on social media, appears to show some people celebrating a birthday at the restaurant, when four alleged miscreants arrive there and appear to open fire. CCTV footage of the incident reportedly shows people taking shelter behind furniture as 20 rounds are fired in about 20 seconds...

A day later, another video, purportedly of a woman waving two guns while riding pillion on a bike, went viral on social media, again raising questions about the law and order situation in Bihar..

ThePrint also reached ADG-ranked officer, J.S. Gangwar, who is also the spokesperson for the state police headquarters, on the absence of updated crime data on the State Crime Records Bureau website, but received no response till the time of publication of this report...

Police sources told ThePrint that Amir Subhani, chief secretary to the Bihar government, had put in place a witness protection programme while he served as the principal secretary, the home department (till 2021)...

At that time, ADG (headquarters) Gangwar had reportedly held a press conference to dispel the prevalent perception about a spurt in crime in the state and quoted 2019 National Crime Records Bureau data to claim that when it came to a percentage share of crimes in the national total, Bihar was placed fifth, behind states like Tripura, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan..

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