Not an encounter, will hand over to CBI if needed: UP CM on Vivek Tiwari murder case

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday denied that the killing of Vivek Tiwari was an encounter and asserted that the probe will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), if required.

“It was not an encounter. An investigation will be conducted in this incident and if needed, we will order a CBI inquiry into the incident,” the Chief Minister told media.

As part of the probe a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed under Superintendent of Police (Crime) to look into the incident, wherein Tiwari, an employee of tech giant Apple, was allegedly killed during a firing by UP Police constable. The accused constable, Prashant Chaudhary, has been taken into police custody following the incident and a case has been registered against him under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). However, Chaudhary has claimed that he fired in self-defense.

“An SIT has been formed under Superintendent of Police (Crime). I have personally sent a request to District Magistrate for a magisterial inquiry into the incident,” Kalanidhi Naithani, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Lucknow, told reporters.

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