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These days there is a huge uproar in the politics of Bihar regarding an encounter incident. The case is related to Biloti village of Bhojpur district, where a person named Bharat Tiwari died under suspicious circumstances during a police operation a few months ago. Since this incident, the round of allegations and counter-allegations is going on continuously between political parties and the police administration. Now a new twist came in this matter when Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Buxar MP Sudhakar Singh and a senior IPS officer from Bihar Kundan Krishnan came face to face.
A heavy legal notice has been sent to RJD MP Sudhakar Singh on behalf of the senior IPS officer through his advocate. In this notice, a strong objection has been expressed to the statements made by the MP and a demand has been made to tender a public unconditional apology within 15 days. Failure to do so has warned of initiating a civil defamation suit of Rs 5 crore and criminal defamation proceedings. Since the appearance of this notice, the temperature has increased significantly in the administrative and political corridors of Bihar.
#1 What was the entire Bharat Tiwari encounter case? Story from social media live to police action
Even today people have not forgotten the incident that took place in Biloti village of Bhojpur district, when Bharat Tiwari lost his life in police action. The main reason for the heat of this encounter is said to be that during the incident, Bharat Tiwari was allegedly live on his Facebook account and he was talking about surrendering by throwing weapons in front of the police. When this video surfaced, the general public and human rights organizations raised serious questions on the working style of the police.
The family members of the deceased had directly accused the local police station and STF officials of murder. In view of the increasing pressure, an FIR was registered against the policemen at Shahpur police station and later, realizing the seriousness of the matter, the state government also constituted a Judicial Inquiry Commission. Many policemen have already been suspended in this case, but the controversy deepened when demands were made to fix a higher level of accountability through political statements.
#1 Why did RJD MP Sudhakar Singh and IPS Kundan Krishnan come face to face?
The root of this entire controversy is the statement made by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh on the role of the police administration and the then top officials. At the time of the incident, Kundan Krishnan was working as DG of Bihar STF. MP Sudhakar Singh had raised this question during a press conference and various interviews that no lower level policeman can carry out such action without any higher level instructions or orders from the police headquarters.
The MP said that the investigation of this episode should not be limited to only a few constables or field policemen, but the role of policy makers and top commanding officers should also be investigated impartially. Based on these statements, the legal notice states that the MP has made baseless and fabricated allegations to tarnish the professional reputation and image of the officer, which affects the morale of the police force.
#1 “I am not afraid of any threat, I stand firm on my questions” – Strong counterattack by MP Sudhakar Singh
After receiving the legal notice, RJD MP Sudhakar Singh, while reacting on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), made it clear that he is not going to bow down to such legal pressures. He bluntly said that he will not stop raising his voice on issues related to public interest and justice. The MP wrote that no officer can be exempted from accountability towards the public because of his post or uniform.
Reiterating his statement, Sudhakar Singh said that even today he is adamant on what were the circumstances due to which a person lost his life and what was the chain of command behind it. He said that attempts to suppress the voice of public representatives by sending legal notices are not in accordance with democratic traditions. Now it remains to be seen what new turn this case takes at the threshold of the court amid this legal notice and political tension.