Patna, July 19 -- Bihar's Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Kundan Krishnan, issued a public apology on Saturday after his earlier remarks linking the rise in murders to the lack of farm work before the monsoon.

In a fresh statement, Krishnan clarified that his comments were misinterpreted and not aimed at disrespecting farmers. The controversy erupted following his recent press briefing in which he claimed that the surge in murders in Bihar could be attributed to idleness caused by the gap in agricultural work before the monsoon.

Addressing the issue, Krishnan said, "In the earlier press conference...a part of the speech given by me was presented in detail. There has been a controversy over this."

"The speech given by me di...