The FIR says assault. Khan Sir says guns, bombs and a rival institute. Somewhere between those two versions is what actually happened in Musallahpur Haat on June 2.
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On the night of June 2, 2026, reports emerged of gunfire outside Khan Sir’s coaching centre in the Musallahpur Haat area of Patna. Around 5 to 6 rounds were reportedly fired. A security guard was injured and taken to a hospital.
However, Patna Police denied any firing incident took place. According to police, the incident was a physical assault between two coaching institutes. The FIR registered in the case contains no mention of any gunshots.
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The attackers allegedly vandalised the office. Posters and banners of Khan Sir were torn down along the roadside. The incident caused panic among students, local residents, and business owners in the area.
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The incident took place in the Musallahpur Haat area of Patna where Khan Sir’s coaching institute is located. Musallahpur Haat is one of Patna’s busiest zones for competitive exam coaching. Dozens of institutes operate in close proximity in this area. Khan Sir’s centre is among the most prominent in this cluster.
Khan Sir spoke to the media directly after the attack. He did not hold back on who he believed was responsible.
Khan Sir said rival institutes question why he teaches at such low fees. He alleged that the attackers completely vandalised the office and that his security guard identified the perpetrators as people from the nearby coaching centre.
He said, “We need protection; this is a matter for the administration to handle. It is obvious to everyone that the nearby coaching institute is behind this. They have even given statements mentioning that they will blow up Khan Sir’s coaching center.”
He also said, “When results are produced in the thousands, certain anti-social elements tend to feel threatened. We appeal to the administration to keep security concerns in mind, recognising that the poor also have the right to an education.”
Khan Sir said he handed over CCTV footage to the authorities.
Following the incident, Patna’s Senior Superintendent of Police, SP, and multiple police teams reached the spot.
SP Kartikeya K Sharma told ANI: “This is a case involving physical assault. It has been reported that the guard sustained injuries. Further action is being taken by recording his statement as well as the statements of local people. The injured individual is currently undergoing treatment.”
Police began reviewing footage from nearby CCTV cameras and questioning eyewitnesses.
There is a key discrepancy between what Khan Sir claimed and what police have officially stated. Patna Police denied any firing incident took place. According to police, the incident was a physical assault between two coaching institutes. The FIR registered in the case does not mention any gunfire.
As of Wednesday, no organisation or individual had claimed responsibility for the attack, and police had not officially confirmed a motive.
Khan Sir claimed that all the attackers’ faces were identified and a named FIR was filed. He also claimed that a bomb was used in the attack, though initially it seemed normal.
However, Patna Police denied the firing claims entirely. The FIR contains no mention of gunshots. Police described it as a physical altercation between staff or associates of two competing coaching centres.
This gap between Khan Sir’s public statements and the police version became a major point of discussion online within hours of the incident.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the incident stems from a dispute over supremacy between Khan Sir and the director of a rival coaching institute.
Tensions between Khan Sir’s institute and a competitor had been rising over issues of dominance and influence in the local coaching industry.
The core of the rivalry, according to Khan Sir, is his fee structure. Khan Global Studies charges between Rs. 365 and Rs. 30,000 depending on the programme. This is significantly lower than most competing institutes in the same area. Khan Sir has repeatedly argued that this has made rival institutes hostile toward him.
The firing is believed to have stemmed from an alleged rivalry between Khan Sir’s academy and another coaching institute based in the neighbourhood, according to India Today.
No rival institute has been officially named by police as a suspect in public statements so far.
Is this the first incident
This is the second major security incident involving the institute in seven years. Khan Sir had maintained that an earlier attack also had connection to commercial rivalry within the coaching sector.
The pattern of escalating tension between coaching institutes in Musallahpur Haat has now come to national attention for the second time.
Faisal Khan, professionally known as Khan Sir, is an educator and YouTuber based in Patna, Bihar. He was born in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. He studied at University of Allahabad, earning BSc and master’s degree in geography.
Khan Sir started his YouTube channel, Khan GS Research Centre, where he provides educational content. In 2021, he launched a mobile application to offer online courses. Khan Global Studies was formally founded in 2021 and has two centres in Patna, one in Musallahpur and another on Boring Road.
Khan Sir is popular for teaching competitive exam content in simple Hindi at very low fees. His YouTube channel has tens of millions of followers. He has never publicly confirmed his full name. Whenever asked about his real name, Khan Sir has said that his coaching institute has refused to divulge personal details.
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