# Bihar DGP: Police force only retaliates when fired upon 2026-08-14T21:50:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bihar Director General of Police Vinay Kumar said on Friday that security personnel are sometimes forced to retaliate in self-defence during encounters. He was responding to recent controversies over police encounters, including the alleged encounter of Bharat Tiwari in Bhojpur. Kumar said any police excess is punished swiftly. Home Department Secretary Pranav Kumar said crime has fallen: murder cases down 10.1%, dacoity 31.32%, and riots 18.97% since January. Naxalism-affected districts have dropped from 22 in 2013 to zero. He added that the Economic Offences Unit has registered 13 disproportionate assets cases and 33 accused have been arrested in NEET paper leak cases. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: Abhaya Brigade, Bihar government, Bihar Police, Naxalism, Pranav Kumar, Vinay Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bihar-dgp-police-force-only-retaliates-when-fired-upon/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bihar-dgp-police-force-only-retaliates-when-fired-upon/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.