A Patna court on Tuesday directed that no coercive action be taken against Bihar educator and YouTuber Faizal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, in an attempted murder case until the next hearing, The Indian Express reported.

The court was hearing an anticipatory bail plea filed by Khan.

A first information report was filed against Khan on Friday after two of his security guards allegedly told the police that he had ordered them to open fire during violence outside his coaching institute in Patna on June 2.

Khan, the two guards and unidentified associates were booked under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to attempt to murder and the Arms Act.

The case came days after Khan claimed that “eight to ten rounds of gunfire” were fired outside his coaching institute, Khan Global Studies, after a group allegedly vandalised the premises in Patna’s Musallahpur area. Following the incident, he alleged that persons had attacked the institute and that business rivals were behind the violence.

On Tuesday, the court also reserved order on the bail plea of Raushan Anand, the owner of the rival coaching institute, who was earlier arrested in the case along with two others on the night of the violence, based on Khan’s allegations, The Hindu reported.

The investigation into the case had begun after videos purportedly showing firing outside the coaching centre were shared on social media.

Witnesses allegedly identified the men seen in the footage as Khan Global Studies’ security staff and claimed that they fired “two rounds each”.

The police had said on Friday that Khan confirmed that the men were his institute’s security guards and that the rifles used were licensed weapons. The guards were subsequently arrested.

Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.

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