A Maoist who was recently rounded up by the police, reportedly committed suicide in police custody in insurgency-hit Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.
The State government has suspended five police personnel in connection with the incident, police said on Tuesday.
The Maoist was allegedly involved in attack on Congress’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ convoy in Jeeram Valley of Sukma district on May 25, 2013, added police.
Notably, as many as 31 persons including former Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) chief Nand Kumar Patel, his son Dinesh Patel, former leader of Opposition Mahendra Karma, former Union Minister Vidyacharan Shukla and former MlA Uday Mudliyar were killed in the Jeeram valley attack.
According to the police, a rebel identified as Baman alias Dinesh (26) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from window of the Interrogation Room. The incident took place during late evening hours on Monday.
The detained rebel locked himself in the Interrogation Room and hanged himself from a window.
In a wake of the incident, five police personnel, including a Sub Inspector, a constable and three assistant constables were suspended, police said.
Notably, based on precise tip-off, Baman was detained from village Todarbeda falling under limits of Orchha police station and was subjected to interrogation, said police, adding that during the course of interrogation it came to light that he was allegedly involved in Jeeram valley massacre incident. He was also involved in an ambush which left around 15 security personnel dead in Sukma district, added police. In connection with the death of the Maoist in police custody, police have started investigations.