An assistant sub-inspector of Ranchi police Kameshwar Ravidas (50) was found dead near the upgraded primary school at Bermad-Mahuatoli under Tupudana police station on Friday morning about 18 km from district headquarter.
Primary investigation suggested that he was beaten and then thrown from the hillock by unknown criminals. His body was found inside the ditch of the hillock which is a stone quarry site. Crime site is situated about one km from Tupudana police station. Ravidas was posted at Tupudana police station and a few months back he was deployed at RIMS where former Bihar chief minister and fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad is lodged for treatment under judicial custody.
Police sources said that the deceased had deep head injury. DIG Akhilesh Kumar Jha along with Ranchi SSP Surendra Kumar Jha along with other senior officials reached at the crop spot for investigation. Investigation revealed that criminals tried to wipe-out blood stains from the crime spot. Sniffer dog was pressed to track criminals. Body was sent to RIMS for postmortem to ascertain the cause and timing of death.
A native of Rajgir of Bihar; the deceased official was living in home quarantine after 14 days of duty at RIMS. While nothing concrete has emerged so far about persons involved in the murder but police sources said that some persons have been detained for questioning.
Local residents said that the deceased used to organize get-together along with friends to consume alcohol. This is widely suspected that he could have been murdered after a brawl during such get together. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the incident took place on the school premise where the deceased used to visit for get-together. The school remains closed due to the lockdown. Investigation team also visited the school premise in the lookout for possible evidence. Police are also investigating whether the deceased was carrying his service weapon. Meanwhile, an FIR has been lodged against unknown persons.