Doctor Says Patient Reached Patna Hospital Safely, Unaware of What Followed
Key Points:
- Bhojpur Civil Surgeon Details Treatment Given to Bharat Tiwari
- Patient Referred to PMCH After Arteries Found Ruptured
- Family Alleges Fake Encounter, Police Cite Self-Defence
PATNA – Bhojpur’s civil surgeon has given a detailed account of the medical treatment provided to Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, who was injured in a police operation and later died.
Dr Shivendra Kumar Sinha said Tiwari was brought to Shahpur’s primary health centre in a critical state. He was promptly referred onward for advanced care after initial treatment.
Tiwari, a resident of Belauti village in Patna district’s Bhojpur, had been wounded during a police operation on June 17. He succumbed to his injuries soon after.
Speaking to IANS, Dr Sinha said the patient had first been referred from Shahpur’s community health centre. The case was flagged as serious even before his arrival.
He explained that the health centre had already been alerted about the referral in advance. “Our entire medical team was on standby the moment we got word,” he said.
According to Sinha, the team included an orthopaedic specialist, a surgeon and an anaesthetist. The patient reportedly arrived at the facility around 10 am.
He said the team rushed Tiwari to the operation theatre and attempted treatment immediately. However, doctors found that his arteries had ruptured.
Given the severity, the medical team decided against taking further risks locally. He was therefore referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital after preliminary stabilisation.
Dr Sinha said he was informed that Tiwari had reached PMCH safely. However, he added that he had no knowledge of what transpired at the hospital afterward.
He noted that serious cases from Bhojpur are typically referred to PMCH given its advanced facilities. Regarding the post-mortem, he clarified it was not conducted at his hospital.
Since Tiwari died in Patna, the post-mortem was presumably carried out there as well. Police have claimed that Tiwari fired 10 to 12 rounds at the police team before being shot in self-defence.
However, his family and several local residents have disputed this account. They allege Tiwari had already surrendered when he was shot, calling it a fake encounter.
The case has drawn wider attention in recent days, with protests reported in neighbouring Jharkhand over the incident. Demonstrators in Adityapur had earlier voiced anger demanding a fair probe.
Meanwhile, a Bihar minister had also weighed in on the encounter, defending the police action taken in the operation. The opposition has separately raised the issue, alleging a pattern of staged encounters in the state.
Bihar has witnessed several encounter-related controversies recently, with similar disputes emerging in other districts as well. Activists have called for an independent judicial inquiry into the circumstances of Tiwari’s death.
(Written with inputs from IANS)
