Patna hospital murder: 5 cops suspended for dereliction

Sat, 19 July 2025

16:46

The hospital where gangster Chandan Mishra was shot dead./ANI Photo

Five policemen were on Saturday suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra in a Patna hospital, a senior officer said.

The suspended personnel include a sub-inspector and two ASIs.

They have been suspended with immediate effect for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of the convict inside a top private hospital on Thursday.

The personnel were posted at Shastri Nagar Police Station, Patna (Central) SP Diksha said.

Mishra, a resident of Buxar district of Bihar, was shot dead by gunmen inside the hospital on Thursday morning.

He was a murder convict out on parole. -- PTI

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