An alleged custodial death of a 25-year-old man arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Bihar’s West Champaran district has led to the suspension of six cops on Monday, police said.
The suspended police personnel include two sub-inspectors (SIs) and four constables. The deceased has been identified as Dilshad Ansari, son of Akhbar Ansari, a resident of Badhayi Tola, Auraiya, which falls under the Banuchhapar police station area in Bettiah . The suspended officers have been identified as sub-inspector Ravi Shankar Kumar and Arun Kumar, as well as constables Saudagar Kumar Yadav, Raj Kumar Rishi, Kundan Kumar, and Suman Kumar.
In an official statement issued late Monday evening, Bettiah police said six police personnel have been suspended with immediate effect following the incident that occurred in police custody.
Family’s allegations
But in the morning, a caller from Banuchhapar police station asked us to come to GMCH, saying that my husband had fallen sick.
However, refusing to accept the “jump from running vehicle” explanation, the deceased’s family members have demanded a high-level inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death. We found him lying dead in the hospital when we came here,” the deceased’s wife, Nagma Khatoon, said. “It was around 2am on Monday, a police team raided our house and took my husband into custody, assuring the family members that he would be free by morning after interrogation.
The case
All six were attached to the Sahodra police station in West Champaran , where the 25-year-old man was an accused in the NDPS Act case number 65/25 lodged on August 8, 2025.
