Tiwari encounter: Four policemen suspended, controversy increased due to viral video

In the Bhojpur encounter case, four policemen, including the Shahpur police station in-charge, have been suspended on charges of dereliction of duty and failure to handle the situation. A viral video of June 16, a day before the incident, has surfaced in which Tiwari is seen waving weapons and the policemen failing to take prompt action. After this video, questions started being raised on the activism of the police. At the same time, police say that Tiwari had earlier also uploaded videos showing illegal weapons and threatening government officials. Tiwari's father Kashinath Tiwari and brother Chandan Tiwari have been accused of harboring him and hiding illegal weapons.