Police encounter in Bihar: SC junks plea seeking CBI probe, constitution of expert committee

The Supreme Court declined to hear a plea for an independent probe into the alleged "extra-judicial killing" of activist Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in a Bihar police encounter. Justices directed the petitioner to approach the Patna High Court. Tiwari's family claims he surrendered before being shot, while police stated they fired in self-defense. The Bihar government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.