Overview
- Police shot and killed 28-year-old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari during an operation that took place on June 17, and officers say the firing was in self‑defence.
- Multiple viral videos and eyewitnesses have circulated showing Tiwari throwing away a pistol and appearing to surrender before he was shot, creating a direct conflict with the police account.
- The Bihar government has ordered an independent judicial inquiry led by a retired High Court judge and suspended four policemen involved in the operation while a DIG has been assigned to oversee aspects of the probe.
- Families, rights lawyers and opposition parties have filed petitions with the NHRC, SHRC and the Supreme Court and lodged PILs seeking FIR registration and a CBI or court‑monitored investigation, all of which remain pending.
- Protests in Bhojpur, criminal FIRs against demonstrators and questions from leaders inside the ruling coalition have heightened political pressure and focused attention on whether courts and forensic work will establish accountability under Supreme Court encounter guidelines.