Tripura SP transferred two policemen suspended over custodial death of man

Agartala | Tuesday | 14th January, 2020

Summary:

Two policemen have been suspended and the SP of cyber crime branch has been transferred in connection with the alleged custodial death of man at West Agartala police station in Tripura. While assistant sub inspector Sanjib Debbarma and constable Biswaroop Paul have been placed under suspension, cyber crime branch SP Sharmistha Chakraborty has been transferred. 38-year-old Sushanta Ghosh, a resident of Lankamura in West Tripura, who was arrested by cyber crime branch of Tripura police on Saturday in connection with ATM hacking case in Agartala, died in police custody on Sunday morning. Police claimed Ghosh was found hanging in the lavatory of West Agartala police station in the early hours of Sunday. West Tripura SP Manik Lal Das said a departmental probe has already been initiated by the police administration to know the circumstance leading to the unfortunate incident..