Two GRP constables, Harishankar Singh and Hridesh Kumar, severely beat a railway employee, Manoj Kumar, at Suraimanpur railway station on the Ballia-Chhapra rail section. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when Manoj was on duty as a 'Kantha wala' (flagman). The constables accused Manoj of sleeping on a bench wearing only...
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a vest and began questioning him. The situation escalated, and Manoj was taken to the GRP's quarters and held captive for about an hour. After being informed, railway officials and RPF personnel intervened, freeing Manoj. Following a complaint filed by Manoj, both constables were suspended pending an investigation. The station master, Deepak Singh, attempted to intervene but was unsuccessful. The injured employee was treated at the Sadar Hospital.