Bihar government on Saturday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of a youth in an alleged police encounter in Bhojpur district. This incident had given rise to a political controversy. The move comes after criticism not only from opposition parties, but also ministers, MLAs and senior BJP leaders, who criticized the circumstances of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari’s death during a police operation on June 17.
Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Announced this decision to X. He said, “It has been decided to get the investigation of the police encounter that took place in Biloti village under the limits of Shahpur police station of Bhojpur district by a retired judge of Patna High Court.”
Chaudhary said that the purpose of forming the judicial commission is to ensure impartial investigation of all aspects of the incident. The announcement came within hours of senior BJP leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Rituraj Sinha and minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, demanding action against the policemen involved.
CM ordered judicial inquiry
Welcoming the decision of the Chief Minister, BJP spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said that the CM welcomes the transparent and fair working style of Samrat Chaudhary. Getting the Bharat Tiwari encounter investigated under the leadership of a retired High Court judge shows that the NDA government is committed to ensuring transparency and accountability in law and order. We do not spare criminals and also protect the rights of innocents.
It has been decided to conduct a judicial inquiry by a retired judge of the High Court for an independent and impartial investigation into the police encounter that took place on 17.06.2026 in Biloti village of Shahpur police station area of Bhojpur district. The objective of judicial investigation is to ensure fairness and impartiality of all aspects of the incident.
— Samrat Choudhary (@samrat4bjp) June 20, 2026
He said that the judicial inquiry will make it clear that if the policemen are guilty then action will be taken against them just like any criminal.
Earlier, Shahabad Range DIG Satya Prakash had suspended four policemen, including Shahpur Police Station SHO, for dereliction of duty and mishandling of the situation.
Questions raised on encounter, criticism of government
Meanwhile, former Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey demanded the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this matter. In a statement, Choubey alleged that Tiwari was killed in a fake encounter and claimed that the youth had no criminal record.
Ashwini said, “Despite surrendering his weapons and himself, his encounter is completely wrong and inhuman. Action should always be taken within the ambit of law. The culprits in this case should be given death penalty.”
The former Union Minister said that incidents of such fake encounters make people lose faith in law and order as well as the police. He also sought fair compensation for Bharat’s family. Sudama Prasad, CPI(ML) MP from Ara seat, along with a group of his party leaders visited Bharat’s house in Biloti village and met his family.
CPI(ML) MP said that encounter raj is going on in Bihar and many such suspicious incidents have come to light recently. Bharat was regularly raising the issue of rehabilitation of the people of neighboring Javainiya village who were rendered homeless in the floods. Sudama said, the state government should give special package to the homeless people and ensure their complete rehabilitation.
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