Dharwad: Police Inspector Shivayogi Lahore of Garag Police Station in Dharwad taluk has been suspended on Saturday for dereliction of duty.

District Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya told that the suspension was ordered in connection with negligence in handling a minor girl's suicide case and a case under the POCSO Act.

According to allegations, the police were negligent in investigating the case in which the girl died after consuming poison tablets. Although the girl's parents had accused a young man in connection with her death, the police initially registered the matter as an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) and allegedly attempted to close the case.

There were also allegations that when the young man had earlier been found with the minor girl, the police failed to register a case and instead facilitated a compromise between the parties. These complaints of negligence and misconduct were raised against the police.