Patna hospital murder: 5 policemen suspended for dereliction of duty

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Policemen investigate after an injured prisoner undergoing treatment was shot by unidentified assailants at Paras Hospital, in Patna, Thursday, July 17, 2025.

Patna: 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 told PTI.

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.

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