Sahibganj Police was caught napping when two murder accused escaped from police custody along with police jeep near Rajmahal civil court on Monday evening in Sahibganj district. However, the police jeep was found abandoned near Rajmahal vegetable market by late night but the accused identified as Akash Kumar and Anjan Kumar are still traceless.
Police said that as Akash and Anjan who are resident of Dangalpara and Rasikpur in Dumka district; were arrested on Sunday night for their alleged involvement in the murder of one 35 years old Jhaksu Mandal identified as native of Rasikpur.
Sources in the police said that police personnel were on their way to take them to jail after their production before the district court. Outside of the court police personnel stopped at a roadside tea stall to take tea. While police personnel were taking tea at the tea stall the driver was sitting inside the jeep when the handcuffed accused pushed out the driver and ran away with the jeep. The border of the district has been sealed and intensive patrolling and vehicle checking are being conducted.
The body of the deceased was fished-out from the Gumani river under Ranga police station area of Sahibganj district on November 9.
Police arrested Parmeshwar Mandal in this case who is lodged at Dumka jail.
During the investigation police came to know about the role of Akash and Anjan also. Mandal was the brother-in-law of Parmeshwar. The deceased was torturing his wife to lay claim over her father’s property and a property dispute was going on between the deceased and Parmeshwar.
Sources in the police said that Sahibganj SP Anuranjan Kispotta has ordered an inquiry into this matter besides departmental action will be taken against police personnel for dereliction of duty.