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In December, five policemen were suspended after an auto driver from Thoubal died in custody. IMPHAL: A constable suspended for his “links” with a fugitive militant chief died in police custody on Saturday evening.Manjur Ahmed (34), from Yairipok Ningthoumanai in Thoubal district, was posted at the Imphal East Police reserve line. In February, a villager at Keibul died in custody after being arrested by Keibul Police on charges of killing a wild boar. He died in custody on Saturday evening after being tortured during interrogation,” Ahmed’s brother Anwar Hussain said.The government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into his death. Last Tuesday, Nando escaped from the heavily guarded security ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal East, where he was undergoing treatment.“A day later, Ahmed was picked up by police..