This story is from April 13, 2020

Bihar: Kishanganj SHO among three cops suspended

The station house officer (SHO) and two constables of Kishanganj Town police station were suspended on Sunday for causing serious injuries to potato wholesale dealer Fakhre Alam.
Bihar: Kishanganj SHO among three cops suspended
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PATNA: The station house officer (SHO) and two constables of Kishanganj Town police station were suspended on Sunday for causing serious injuries to potato wholesale dealer Fakhre Alam.
Alam (48) of Halim Chowk is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Siliguri where his condition is stated to be critical. SHO Rajesh Kumar Tiwari was suspended on the complaints lodged by Alam’s relatives.

It is alleged that the SHO and two constables signalled Alam to stop on Friday when he was returning home on a two-wheeler from his shop at the local market. When he didn’t stop, the cops chased him. Alam fell on the ground and received serious head injuries in the process. Alam was rushed to the Sadar hospital from where he was referred to a hospital in Siliguri for better treatment.
Taking a serious note of the matter, IG (Purnia range) Vinod Kumar directed SP Kumar Ashish to conduct an investigation and take action against the erring cops. Kishanganj DSP Anwar Javed was asked to probe into the allegations.
On Saturday, Javed submitted his report to the SP who, in turn, removed Tiwari and the two constables and initiated departmental proceedings against the SHO.
In a similar incident, a Begusarai grocery shopowner was brutally assaulted by the policemen for allegedly defying lockdown at Suryapura Bazar under Bhagwanpur police station. The cops also ransacked his shop. A senior police officer posted at the police headquarters said the police personnel have been asked to enforce the lockdown but it didn’t mean to thrash people. “Instructions have been issued to lodge FIR and initiate legal action for flouting lockdown and not to beat mercilessly,” he added.
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