Khan’s lawyer, Arvind Kumar Mavvar, said that his client had been named in the case as part of a conspiracy hatched by the director of a rival coaching institute. The firing incident took place on the night of Tuesday (June 2).

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has taken a swipe at Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over CBSE’s association with vendor COEMPT. His remarks come amid a growing controversy surrounding the company and renewed scrutiny over its role in board examination-related processes.

The demonstration was led by Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old who graduated from the Boston University in the United States. “Some people sitting abroad think that they will dictate the direction to India’s youth,” Nabin said hours after the protest in Delhi.