Ranchi, March 5 A man, accused of killing a 12-year-old boy, allegedly hanged himself in police custody in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, on Thursday, officials said.
Following the incident, the Ranchi SSP suspended five police officers, while departmental proceedings have been recommended against two.
The deceased has been identified as Jagai Munda (45), a resident of Saiko in Khunti district.
The incident took place at the Namkum police station. Munda's body has been sent for post-mortem examination at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).
DSP and Ranchi police spokesperson Amar Pandey said, "A probe committee has been formed to investigate the matter. The deceased was accused of killing a 12-year-old boy."
According to police, Munda hanged himself using a blanket that had been provided to him due to the mild cold.
Munda reportedly had an extramarital affair with a 32-year-old woman, the mother of the 12-year-old boy, in Khunti for about six years, according to a police statement.
After Munda's wife found out about his affair, the woman stopped meeting him.
Munda had a quarrel with the woman on March 1 near the BIT Mesra railway track, and he threatened her that he would kill her son if she avoided him, the statement said.
Munda then kidnapped her son on March 2 and took him to the Bhuiyandih forest, where he strangled the boy to death, it added.
The boy's mother lodged an FIR with the Namkum police station on March 3, alleging that her son had been kidnapped by Munda for revenge.
Based on the FIR, Munda was arrested, and based on his confession, the boy's body was recovered.
Action has also been initiated against the in-charge of the Namkum police station, the police statement said.
