Bihar Police officer s deputation to CBI cancelled

Patna May 2 (IANS) The Bihar government on Wednesday cancelled the deputation to the CBI of a senior police officer after a video showed him engaging in celebratory firing at a party.

Additional Director General of Police S.K. Singhal said the government had taken a serious note of Katihar Superintendent of Police Siddharth Mohan Jain s action at the Tuesday night party.

"Jain s deputation to the Central Bureau of Investigation is cancelled and an investigation into the incident is on " Singhal said.

The video showed Jain firing shots in the air as outgoing District Magistrate Mithilesh Mishra sang a song from the Hindi film "Sholay" at the party. Jain reportedly fired 10 shots in the air at the Katihar Golf Course.

--IANS
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