Madhubani, Nov 13 The body of an assistant sub-inspector, who had been absconding since he had allegedly shot a man dead with his service revolver earlier this month, was recovered in Bihar’s Madhubani district, police said on Friday.
The body of ASI Chandra Mohan Singh was found in a field in the Babubarhi Police Station area on Thursday, a senior officer said.
Singh had allegedly opened fire after being caught inside the house of his “paramour” in a village in Madhubani district, killing one person and leaving three others injured, before fleeing the spot.
“Following the shooting incident under the Babubarhi Police Station limits, 12 special teams were constituted to arrest Singh. These teams had been conducting raids in areas along the Nepal border and suspected hideouts outside Bihar,” Madhubani SSP Yogendra Kumar told reporters.
On Thursday, the police received information about “an unidentified body lying in a field in Babubarhi and a foul smell emanating from the spot”, he said.
During an inspection, the deceased was identified as Singh based on his clothes, Aadhaar card, mobile phone, laptop and other documents found near the body, he said.
A forensic team also recovered the service pistol and collected other evidence from the spot, Kumar added.
“Inquest was carried out in the presence of an executive magistrate. A three-member medical board will conduct the post-mortem examination, which will also be videographed,” the SSP said.
The exact cause of death could be ascertained only after post-mortem findings and forensic examination of the recovered service pistol, he said.
Kumar said the police are investigating the case from all angles.
(PTI News)
