Overview

• A July 27 audio clip showed Bhai Virendra berating Panchayat Secretary Sandeep Kumar for not recognising him and threatening to hit him with a shoe.
• On July 28, Kumar filed an FIR at Patna’s SC/ST police station accusing the MLA of using casteist slurs and intimidation during the call.
• Local police have confirmed they are investigating the FIR lodged under provisions of the SC/ST Act.
• The Block Development Officer issued a show-cause notice to Sandeep Kumar over his role in recording and circulating the conversation.
• Former minister Tej Pratap Yadav publicly demanded RJD leadership discipline Bhai Virendra, underscoring internal party strains over caste dynamics and protocol.