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Bhojpur encounter victim’s family rejects Bihar job, aid offer
The family of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, killed in an alleged police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district on June 17, 2026, has refused the state government’s offer of financial assistance and a government…
The Story in Brief
The family of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, killed in an alleged police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district on June 17, 2026, has refused the state government’s offer of financial assistance and a government job. Tiwari’s mother Asha Devi said on Friday that they will not accept the offer until those who killed her son are punished and hanged.
The Bihar government announced the compensation on August 13 based on an interim judicial probe report by retired Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha. Five policemen are facing murder charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The family has also demanded that Tiwari be declared a “martyr”. The CM Samrat Choudhary made the offer in a social media post.
The Indian Opinion
The Tiwari family’s refusal of compensation puts the spotlight back on police accountability rather than a payout. Too often, official sympathy stops at a cheque. The test now is whether Justice Sinha’s final report names individual officers for prosecution and whether the state judiciary delivers a verdict that satisfies the family’s demand for a hanging. Will the interim report be made public so citizens can judge the evidence themselves?
Source: thehindu.com
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