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Jaipur Orders Judicial Probe, Suspends Six Cops Over Custodial Suicide

Rajasthan officials have offered Rs 10 lakh compensation to the family after sustained protests over police negligence.

The deceased’s family members staged a protest before the police station on Sunday morning, demanding suitable compensation (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Overview

  • Manish Pandey, 28, was arrested for alleged two-wheeler theft on June 21 and later hanged himself in the Sadar police station lock-up.
  • Assistant Police Commissioner Dharamveer Singh said Pandey was intoxicated and left unwatched when he took his own life by hanging.
  • Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph transferred six personnel—including an inspector and two sub-inspectors—for alleged dereliction of duty.
  • The state government has initiated an independent judicial inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the custodial death.
  • Protests by Pandey’s family outside the mortuary continue as they press for further action and accountability.