GAYA JI, Dec. 23 -- The Inspector General (IG) of Police, Magadh Range, Gaya, Kshatranil Singh has suspended a Station House Officer (SHO) and a Sub-Inspector (SI) for alleged negligence in handling a clash and firing incident between two groups over a land dispute, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, on December 15, two groups were involved in a shootout over the possession of a government land following a long-standing dispute between them.

Prima facie evidence revealed that sector officer SI Firoz Akhtar and Buniyadganj police station SHO Pawan Kumar failed to take effective action to prevent or control the incident. Following this, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gaya, Kantesh Kumar Mishra directed Sub-Divisional Pol...