Archive · 24 May 2025
UP Police Suspends Officers for Illegally Detaining Bihar Youth
Some police officers in Uttar Pradesh got in trouble.
They took a man from Bihar and brought him to their police station.
They didn't tell the police in Bihar first, which they should have done.
This made the man's family worry, so they filed a complaint.
The police from Bihar checked what happened.
It turned out the officers in Uttar Pradesh did something they shouldn't have.
Because of this, the officers were suspended.
The officers said they were asking questions about drugs, but the way they did it was wrong.
Five Uttar Pradesh police officers were suspended for detaining a youth from Bihar.
The detention occurred without informing the Kaimur police.
The youth, Farindra Singh, was taken from Ramgarh in Bihar to Gahmar in UP.
Kaimur police initiated an investigation after a complaint of abduction was filed.
The UP police claimed the youth was being questioned regarding a narcotics case.
- Who
- Gahmar police station SHO Avshesh Nath Singh and four constables; Farindra Singh (detainee).
- What
- Five Uttar Pradesh police officers suspended for detaining a youth from Bihar without informing local police.
- When
- Wednesday morning (detention); Saturday (suspensions)
- Where
- Gahmar police station, Uttar Pradesh, India and Ramgarh, Bihar, India.
- Why
- For violating inter-state coordination procedures and departmental protocols.
UP Police
Kaimur Police
Detention Procedures
UP Police
UP Police officers claim they were investigating a narcotics case.
Kaimur Police
Violation of inter-state procedures and lack of coordination. The Ghazipur SP admitted he wasn't informed.
- Incident
- Unauthorised detention of a youth.
- Accused
- Avshesh Nath Singh (SHO), and four constables.
- Victim
- Farindra Singh
- Victim's Residence
- Kaimur district, Bihar
- Location of detention
- Gahmar police station, Uttar Pradesh
