Patna Court Stays Khan Sir's Arrest in Vandalism Probe, Asks for Case Diary

By Pranjal Gupta

Patna, June 10: In an interim relief to educator Khan Sir (born Faisal Khan), a Patna court on Tuesday stayed his arrest in connection with the vandalism incident at his coaching institute. The court directed that no coercive action be taken against him until further orders and sought the case diary along with other relevant records for the next hearing.

"The court has stayed his arrest till further orders and directed the police to produce the case diary and other antecedents on the next date of hearing," Khan Sir's lawyer, Arvind Kumar Mouar, told reporters in Patna.

A case diary is a day-to-day journal maintained by a police officer investigating the crime, where he records the case developments. It includes who they interviewed, what crime scenes they visited, what evidence they found, and the times these events happened. Meanwhile, antecedents simply refers to a person's background history, particularly their criminal record. A judge can ask for the two documents to understand the course of the probe to pass a judgement.

Educator Khan Sir receives relief from a Patna court after it stayed his arrest in connection with the vandalism and stone-pelting incident at Khan Global Studies Institute. (Source: X)

Khan had moved an anticipatory bail plea on Monday (June 9) after being named in an FIR registered in connection with stone-pelting and alleged firing at the Khan Global Studies Institute on the evening of June 2.

"All the facts have been placed before the court in accordance with the law. After examining the case diary, the court is expected to pass a final order," Mouar said, adding that Khan would cooperate fully with the investigation.

Security Guards of Khan Sir Detained

Earlier, police had detained two security guards employed at the Khan Global Studies Institute. Investigators claimed to have recovered video footage showing the guards opening fire during the disturbance outside the coaching centre.

Taking the arrests into account, the court also sought details related to the security guards' case. "Their matter is listed for hearing tomorrow. The hearing will take place after the case diary is presented before the court," the lawyer said.

Khan has maintained that the violence was orchestrated by members of a rival coaching institute. According to him, competitors were upset over the comparatively low fees charged by his institute. The rival coaching centre has denied the allegation and, in turn, accused Khan of staging the attack.

On the evening of June 2, a group of around 20 people allegedly entered the institute premises, pelted stones, vandalised property and created panic in the area.