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Bihar Govt to Drop FIRs Against Protesters Over NEET Paper Leak
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 28 Jul 2026, 05:37 AM
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The Bihar government announced it will immediately initiate the withdrawal of all FIRs, criminal complaints and show‑cause notices against individuals who participated in protests over the leaked NEET paper, and will release those currently jailed.
The Bihar government has announced that it will immediately start the process of withdrawing all FIRs, criminal complaints and show‑cause notices filed against people who took part in protests over the leaked NEET paper. The decision comes after widespread criticism of the police’s handling of the demonstrations. Officials said that the legal proceedings against the protesters will be halted and that those currently imprisoned will be released. The move is expected to ease tensions and restore confidence in the state’s law‑enforcement agencies.