A mob attacked a police station and vandalised vehicles in Bihar’s Arwal district after a man, arrested in connection with a dacoity, allegedly committed suicide in police custody, PTI reported. Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Kumar said Kaler Station House Officer Rituraj Singh was suspended for his laxity in monitoring the accused.
Pawan Sao, who was arrested on Tuesday, allegedly consumed poison inside a cell at the Kaler Police Station, Kumar said. “As the news spread, irate locals attacked the police station, vandalised vehicles and set fire to a generator,” he added. The police officer said that the mob also protested on NH98, blocking traffic.
Senior police and administration officials in Arwal reached the spot where the mob was demonstrating, Kumar said.
The official said a seven-member team had been constituted to inquire into the death. No arrests have been made yet.
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