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Cop Dismissed After Maid's Suicide in Police Custody
17 Nov
Summary
- Sub-Inspector Ashish Dwivedi dismissed after inquiry
- Maid Sudama and daughter detained without case registration
- Sudama hanged herself in bathroom of Asha Jyoti Kendra
In a shocking development, Sub-Inspector Ashish Dwivedi has been dismissed from service after a departmental inquiry found him complicit in the suicide of a woman held on theft charges in 2022. The probe revealed that Dwivedi and outpost in-charge Ranu Ramesh Chandra had detained Sudama, a housemaid, and her 13-year-old daughter without registering a formal case.
The case pertains to the theft of jewelry from a businessman's house in NRI City on April 17, 2022. Sudama, who worked as a maid at the residence, and her daughter were first taken to Nawabganj police station without a proper report and then later to Asha Jyoti Kendra in Swaroop Nagar. The next day, Sudama was found hanging in the bathroom of the Asha Jyoti Kendra.
The inquiry also noted that Dwivedi failed to submit his reply to the allegations by November 15 this year, according to Joint Commissioner of Police Crime and Headquarters Vinod Kumar Singh. When the woman's family members suspected foul play, a magisterial probe was ordered into the case, leading to Dwivedi's dismissal.
