Rangpur, Aug. 13 -- Eight police personnel, including two sub-inspectors, were on Wednesday night suspended for their alleged negligence in performing duty during the lynching of two men in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur district on August 9.

Rangpur Superintendent of Police Abu Saim informed this at night, citing that the suspended cops were assigned to the mobile team in Taraganj at the time of the incident.

Those suspended are Taraganj Police Station's sub-inspectors Abu Zobayer and Shafiqul Islam, constables Farikud Akhtar Zaman, Dhiraj Kumar Roy, Hasan Ali, Firoz Kabir, Moktar Hossain, and Babul Chandra Roy.

SP Saim said that SI Abu Zobayer, who was the investigating officer (IO) in the case, was also relieved of investigation duties...