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The Bihar Police have registered two separate first information reports against Pooja Singh, the estranged wife of IPS officer Bhanu Pratap Singh, and six of her family members following an intense demonstration outside the Khagaria Superintendent of Police official residence. The formal complaints, lodged at the Mufassil police station on November 4 upon the statement of the then station house officer, accuse the demonstrators of obstructing official duty, blockading public movement, trespassing into restricted police facilities, and attempting to snatch an officer’s service weapon. The legal action coincides with an administrative order from state police headquarters removing Bhanu Pratap Singh from his post as Khagaria Superintendent of Police amidst the escalating domestic controversy.
The protest unfolded in two distinct phases on November 3 outside the official quarters of the district police chief. According to police records, Pooja Singh staged an initial sit-in at the primary entrance between 7:15 am and 9:15 am. The demonstration resumed later that evening at 5:00 pm and continued uninterrupted through the night until 6:30 am on November 4. Authorities reported that the prolonged blockade completely choked the main entryway, bringing administrative movement to a halt and preventing personnel and general visitors from entering or exiting the premises.
Scuffle at entrance and weapon snatching attempt
Tensions mounted during the demonstration when on-duty police officials intervened and directed the demonstrators to clear the blocked driveway. Police statements state that Pooja Singh reacted aggressively to the dispersal orders, resulting in an altercation during which she allegedly attempted to snatch the service pistol of the station house officer. Taking serious view of the physical confrontation against police personnel on duty, senior authorities sanctioned comprehensive charges against the group.
In procedural records and statements, Pooja Singh named six relatives, identified as her mother Pushpa Devi Pareek, brother Neeraj Kumar Pareek, sister Aarti Singh, brother-in-law Sonu Singh, maternal uncle Prahlad Mishra, and Dhanwant Singh Rathore. The official complaint alleges that these family members accompanied her to the venue, orchestrated the agitation, and instructed her to maintain the obstruction until specific demands were addressed. The Mufassil police invoked sections 126(2), 132, 352, 61(2)(a), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, covering wrongful restraint, assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty, criminal conspiracy, and joint criminal liability.
Unauthorized entry into Khagaria police lines
A second formal case was registered at the same police station regarding an unauthorized breach of the Khagaria Police Lines facility during the late-night hours. Investigators stated that despite explicit prohibitions communicated by security staff, Pooja Singh forced entry into the secured campus. Official reports noted that at approximately 11:25 pm on November 3, police units received urgent information indicating that she was staging a sit-in across the police lines gateway, severely impeding operational transport.
The second first information report invokes section 331(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the accused. Departmental teams have initiated formal investigations into both incidents, focusing on security logs, video footage, and witness accounts to establish the sequence of events across both operational sites.
Administrative transfer of district police chief
As public and administrative scrutiny intensified over the demonstrations, the Bihar Police headquarters issued an order on November 4 relieving Bhanu Pratap Singh of his duties as Khagaria Superintendent of Police. The senior IPS officer was instructed to report directly to police headquarters in Patna. The transfer followed swift departmental deliberations over the propriety of the administrative standoff occurring outside the official district residence.
The twin developments of criminal charges against the IPS officer’s family and his abrupt reassignment have drawn widespread attention within state administrative circles. Senior supervisory officers have confirmed that procedural investigations into the charges will proceed independently, even as administrative oversight shifts to state headquarters.
