India Suspends Officer Who Fired Assault Rifle During Youth-Led Protests The confrontation in Bihar has intensified scrutiny of the government’s response to the “Cockroach Movement,” a Gen Z-led uprising over exam leaks, corruption and failures in India’s education system.
An Indian police constable was suspended after viral footage showed him firing an AK-47 assault rifle into the air while pursuing student protesters, an episode that has intensified national outrage over the treatment of young demonstrators challenging corruption in the country’s education system.
