Hospital murder: five police personnel suspended

Five policemen were 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 (July 17, 2025). 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.