RAUTAHAT, Aug 4: District Police Office (DPO), Rautahat has suspended two policemen--one from the Nepal Police and the other from the Armed Police Force--for their involvement in thrashing locals.
"Sarwajit Singh of Nepal Police and Amar Singh of Armed Police Force have been suspended," according to DSP Sudhir Raj Shahi.
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The suspended policemen had thrashed five locals at Hajminiya VDC-8 on July 31. Sarwajit, who was deployed at Area Police Office in Bhimphedi VDC, Makwanpur, and Amarjit, who was posted at Auraiya VDC in Rautahat, beat up the locals over a dispute when they were visiting their home village of Hajminiya in Rautahat district.
The victims had reported a case to the district administration office. Following the incident, a case was registered against the suspended policemen under the Public Offence Act and the local DPO took them into custody. The police have sought a week's time to investigate the matter.
Krishna Kumar Singh, who is also said to have involved in thrashing the locals, has also been arrested for investigation, according to DSP Shahi.
