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.