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UP: SHO Among Three Cops Suspended After NDPS Accused Dies by Suicide in Lock-up
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News18•03-10-2026, 20:00
UP: SHO Among Three Cops Suspended After NDPS Accused Dies by Suicide in Lock-up
- •Three policemen, including Khukhundu SHO Rahul Singh, were suspended after an NDPS accused allegedly died by suicide in a lock-up.
- •Brijpal Singh, 38, was arrested for allegedly carrying one quintal of marijuana and was scheduled for court appearance.
- •Singh allegedly hanged himself inside the lock-up around 8:30 am on Saturday.
- •Deoria SP Abhijit R Shankar suspended the policemen for "gross negligence, indifference and arbitrariness."
- •Departmental proceedings have been initiated against the three suspended policemen.
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Three policemen, including Khukhundu SHO Rahul Singh, station writer Gullur Prasad, and constable Angad Yadav, were suspended for gross negligence and indifference after an NDPS accused died by suicide in the police lock-up.
Brijpal Singh was arrested by a joint team of the Special Operations Group and local police for allegedly carrying around one quintal of marijuana in a truck, and a case was registered against him under the NDPS Act.
Following the custodial death incident, Deoria Superintendent of Police Abhijit R Shankar suspended the three officers with immediate effect and initiated departmental proceedings against them.