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'Police Have Self-Defence Rights': DGP Reignites Bharat Tiwari Encounter Row Days After Bihar Govt Announces Compensation

Jagran English · Governance · 2026-08-15

'Police Have Self-Defence Rights': DGP Reignites Bharat Tiwari Encounter Row Days After Bihar Govt Announces Compensation

Bharat Tiwari Encounter Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar reignited the Bharat Tiwari encounter controversy by asserting the polices right to self-defence even as a judicial inquiry and family allegations of a fake encounter continue This comes after the Bihar government announced compensation for Tiwaris family

Why it matters. It highlights the ongoing tension between police self-defence protocols and allegations of extrajudicial actions, especially when state compensation follows.

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