A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding an independent, expert-led probe into the Bihar encounter killing.
The plea advocates for a CBI investigation to ensure an impartial inquiry into the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari.
The petitioner argues that police lack punitive powers, which belong solely to the judiciary, and cites a 2014 Supreme Court ruling.
While police claim self-defense, the family asserts that the victim had already surrendered and was unarmed before being shot.