SSR Case: BMC Releases Bihar IPS Officer Vinay Tiwari from Quarantine

Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari, who had reached Mumbai from Patna to probe Sushant Singh Rajput’s case had been put under quarantine by BMC officials. Bihar Police had alleged that the Bihar IPS was not quarantined but under ‘house arrest’.

However, on August 7, BMC has released Vinay Tiwari from quarantine and asked him to return back to Patna by August 8. The four other officers returned to Patna yesterday.

Bihar IPS officer #VinayTiwari, who was quarantined in Mumbai, to leave for Patna today. Four other officers had returned to Patna yesterday.

BMC has informed me, through a text message, that I can go out of quarantine. I'll be leaving for Patna now: Vinay Tiwari (in file pic) pic.twitter.com/Uk94aEy0Oy

— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2020

After the IPS officer was released, Bihar Police Chief Gupteshwar Pandey took to Twitter and said, ”Following the remarks of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, Bihar Police Headquarters wrote a letter to the Commissioner of BMC yesterday requesting them to release IPS officer Vinay Tiwari. He is released today and will return to Patna this evening. Thanks to BMC.”

माननीय सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की टिप्पणी के बाद बिहार के पुलिस मुख्यालय ने BMC के आयुक्त को दुबारा पत्र लिखकर अपने IPS अधिकारी विनय तिवारी को मुक्त करने के लिए कल अनुरोध किया था जिसे स्वीकार करते हुए विनय को मुक्त किया गया है.वे आज शाम को पटना लौट रहे हैं.BMC को धन्यवाद !

— IPS Gupteshwar Pandey (@ips_gupteshwar) August 7, 2020

Previously, the Bihar Police Chief Pandey had warned legal action if the IPS officer was not released from “forcible quarantine” by the end of the day.

Meanwhile, CBI has officially taken over SSR’s case and filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty, her family and others accused.