Overview
- Bharat Bhushan Tiwari was shot during a police operation in Bilauti village on June 17 after a standoff with local police and STF personnel, a sequence that sparked immediate public outcry.
- A Facebook Live video showing Tiwari discarding a pistol has circulated widely and forms the core of his family’s claim that he had surrendered before being shot.
- The Bihar government ordered a one‑member judicial inquiry by retired judge Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha and police registered murder FIRs naming senior officers while several personnel were suspended or transferred.
- On July 31 Bhojpur police arrested STF constable Akshay Kumar, charging him under murder provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act after he reportedly evaded earlier summons and his service weapon was seized.
- A DIG‑monitored review reported that the constable fired multiple rounds into Tiwari’s leg and used excessive force, and investigators say the arrest will lead to criminal questioning that could establish individual responsibility and prompt further action.