Purnea (Bihar), Oct 27 A 58-year-old sub-inspector of the Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP) was found dead in Purnea Central Jail under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, officials said.
Md Abdul Qaiyum, a resident of Semra Tola Bhola in East Champaran district, was found dead in his bed this morning. He was deployed for security in the prison.
When his colleagues tried to wake him up late this morning, Qaiyum was found to be unresponsive, following which he was taken to a government hospital, where doctors declared him dead, Khazanchi Haat police station SHO R K Thakur said.
“A case of unnatural death has been registered based on the deceased’s wife’s statement. The body has been handed over to the family after post-mortem,” he added.
Qaiyum had been posted at the BSAP unit in Supaul’s Bhimnagar, and had been deputed to the central jail for the past few months. He had recently been promoted to the rank of sub-inspector, another officer said.
A forensic team inspected the place of occurrence, he said, adding that investigation was underway to ascertain the cause of death.
(PTI News)
