Two policemen have been suspended in connection with the custodial death of a person at the Jeypore Sadar police station in Koraput district. SP Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo has placed ASI Sapan Sarkar and Sentry DK Majhi under suspension.
Notably, one Gopalram Paswan (48) of Rajasthan, who had been arrested over his alleged involvement in ganja smuggling, ended his life while being under police custody by hanging himself with a bed-sheet in a bathroom of the police station on August 29.
He had been arrested for allegedly transporting around 850 kg of ganja in a truck from Malkangiri to Rajasthan.