Ara/Patna: The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bhojpur, Raj, met the family of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari on Wednesday night, hours after a large Mahapanchayat in Bilauti village intensified demands for justice in the controversial police encounter case.
The visit came on the same day that the Bihar government approved a judicial inquiry into the incident, appointing a retired Patna High Court judge to investigate the circumstances surrounding Tiwari’s death.
SP Assures Family Of Fair Investigation
According to family members, SP Raj arrived at their residence with other police personnel and spent about an hour listening to their concerns.
During the meeting, the officer told the family that he had come to hear their views rather than present his own.
Family members urged the police not to mislead them and insisted that any further action should follow a thorough and impartial investigation.
Tiwari’s mother reiterated her demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into her son’s death and called for the strictest possible action against police personnel found responsible.
SP Raj assured the family that every aspect of the case was being investigated and that the inquiry would be conducted impartially.
Mahapanchayat Draws Thousands
Earlier on Wednesday, Bilauti village witnessed one of the largest public mobilisations linked to the case since Tiwari’s death.
Thousands of people attended the Mahapanchayat, where community leaders, social organisations, legal experts and political figures called for accountability in the encounter.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor also attended the gathering, met Tiwari’s family and urged the government to take action not only against those directly involved in the encounter but also against those who allegedly ordered it.
The meeting concluded with calls for an independent investigation and a coordinated legal campaign seeking justice for Tiwari’s family.
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Bihar Orders Judicial Inquiry
Amid mounting public and political pressure, the Bihar cabinet approved the constitution of a judicial inquiry commission to examine the encounter.
The commission will be headed by Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha, a retired judge of the Patna High Court, and has been tasked with conducting an independent inquiry into the incident and submitting its findings to the state government.
The judicial probe follows sustained demands from the family, opposition leaders and several social organisations for an impartial investigation into the circumstances of Tiwari’s death.
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Demand To Honour Bharat Tiwari
Participants at the Mahapanchayat also passed a proposal seeking to name the rehabilitation settlement for displaced residents of Javaniya village as “Bharat Tiwari Nagar”.
Supporters said the proposal was intended to honour Tiwari’s role in raising issues affecting the residents of Javaniya village, arguing that future generations should remember his contribution.
They appealed to the state government and district administration to consider the demand as part of the broader recognition of Tiwari’s legacy.
The encounter case has continued to draw widespread attention across Bihar, with legal proceedings, public protests and now a judicial inquiry likely to shape the next phase of the investigation.
