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In a serious case of dereliction of duty, the Commissionerate Police has suspended a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Khandagiri Police Station for allegedly failing to submit a chargesheet within the stipulated time in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The officer in question, Debiprasad Behura, was in charge of investigating an NDPS case. As per official sources, despite having enough time and evidence, the SI failed to file the chargesheet within the mandatory period as prescribed under law. As a result of this lapse, the accused in the case managed to secure bail, weakening the prosecuti...