Rampurhat (WB), Mar 24 (PTI) The Birbhum Police on Thursday suspended Rampurhat sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Shayan Ahmed in connection with the Bogtui village arson that claimed eight lives, and put on him on 'compulsory waiting', a senior officer said.

The suspension came hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lambasted a few police officers in Rampurhat, stating that "duty negligence" probably led to the incident.

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Eight people, including two children, were burnt alive in Bogtui village earlier this week in a suspected fallout of a TMC panchatyat official's murder.

"The SDPO has been sent on compulsory waiting with immediate effect," the senior police officer said.

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Earlier in the day, Rampurhat police station inspector-in-charge Tridip Pramanik was suspended on the same ground.

The Bengal CM, during her visit to Bogtui, said, "The SDPO did not take any precautionary measure. The inspector in-charge and the district intelligence bureau did not fulfil their responsibilities. Had the SDPO taken precautionary measures, the incident could have been averted.”

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