Arrah, July 31 -- Arrah Superintendent of Police Raj on Friday confirmed that joint teams of the Arrah Police and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested STF constable Akshay Kumar from Ara in the high-profile Bharat Tiwari encounter case.

"A policeman involved in the Bharat Tiwari encounter case has been arrested. The arrested policeman has been identified as Akshay. This operation was conducted jointly by Arrah Police and the Special Task Force (STF). Further legal proceedings are underway and the investigation is ongoing," Arrah SP Raj told ANI.

Recently, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary met Bharat Tiwari's family in Patna and assured them that justice would be served. It was immediately after this meeting that SDPO Rajesh Ku...