You can feel the tension among the student body and the institutes with the way the Khan Sir dispute has taken a new turn. It was in an FIR put in by Khan Sir after what happened in Patna on 2 June that you would have seen the name of Prince Yadav. He has been found dead in a hotel in Nepal, under some very odd circumstances. Now you have a case that is in two countries and in as many courtrooms.
What we know about the death in Nepal
Word is that they came across Prince Yadav’s body in the small hours of the night at a hotel in Nepal. He had been up there since the FIR was made, with a couple of friends – six or seven of them, they say. The Nepal Police have rounded up the lads who were with him and are looking into it.
No one in authority has put a label on how he died yet. Some of Raushan Anand’s kin have made their way to Nepal. If you look at the files, officials will tell you Prince was also in the crosshairs for an incident at Khan Sir’s centre back in 2021.
Here is the run-down of what has been put on the table:
– A body turned up in a hotel late in the evening
– 6-7 friends were in his company
– The police in Nepal are on it
– We don’t have a cause of death to go on
How the case grew out of the 2 June trouble
It all started with some commotion at Khan Global Studies in Kadamkuan. In the middle of it, two of the security staff are said to have put shots in the air. The police put the guards in and then went after Khan Sir, citing the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
Khan’s lawyer put in for anticipatory bail, making the case that the guards were protecting themselves, were on the books of a private firm, and their guns were in order. They made a point of saying Khan Sir was no obstacle to the process, even vouching for the guards’ presence in court. The other side wouldn’t have any of it, and talked of a licence being misused.
The judge was of the opinion that the papers needed a good read before any call was made. So for now, Khan Sir won’t be put behind bars until the 20th of June. The guards, however, have had their request for bail turned down and are in lock-up.
Some other moving parts in the case
Police have let us know that three were in custody in the wake of the 2 June scuffle, one of them being Gyanbindu’s head, Raushan Anand. He is in jail for the time being. His bid for freedom in court was also put aside, if the filings are to be believed.
Then there is Prince Yadav, Raushan’s brother. He was part of the same vandalism matter and was thought to be on the run before he was found in Nepal. The police in both territories are still at work on it.
What it means for the students and the business
If you are one of the thousands in Patna’s coaching scene, you are left with a lot of question marks. When you have a case with firearms and crowd issues in it, you can expect your routine to be upended. Security and access to the campus can be made more of an issue on short notice.
Institutes are having to make do with some hard rules. How they handle their security contracts, train their staff, and keep their weapon licence in order is all fair game for a second look. On top of that, you have to put parents at ease while you keep the classes running and the gates a bit more guarded.
Where we go from here
The Nepal Police are going over the details of Prince’s death and have the young men who were with him for a talk. Over in Patna, the law is being made in two directions: the shooting with the guards and the property damage that has some of the rival coaches in the frame.
Until the 20th, the court’s order to hold off on arresting Khan Sir stands. His men are in the cells. What these investigations turn up will be the guide for how the centres in the area handle their own house in the coming weeks.
