PATNA, July 31 -- Bihar Police late on Thursday arrested a member of the Special Task Force (STF) for killing youth activist Bharat Bhushan Tiwari during an encounter in Bhojpur's Bilauti village on June 17. The case had led to widespread uproar, prompting the state government to order a judicial probe.

Bhojpur SP Raaj confirmed that STF jawan Akshay Kumar was arrested on Thursday night with the help of technical experts and mobile surveillance. The jawan, under scrutiny for his role, was reportedly not cooperating with the investigation and was evading summons from the investigating team.

He has been booked under Sections 103(1) (whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to f...