Public outrage over alleged electric shock given by police on private parts of a 35-year-old person, detained on suspicion of theft inside the police station, has forced police to conduct a probe under a medical panel in Jharkhand’s Palamau district, about 177km from the state’s capital Ranchi.

SP Palamau Sanjeev Kumar confirmed that a probe team has been initiated under a DSP rank official (DSP Sadar Sandeep Kumar Gupta) to conduct an inquiry into the complaint with help of different medical experts.

“The DSP Sadar had been asked to conduct a probe into the allegation of electric shock given to a person inside Chainpur police station. He has taken help from different doctors. I am yet to get the report but prima facie the doctors have said external injuries are indicating electric shocks. However, I will be able to comment only after getting the detailed report,” said Sanjeev Kumar.

According to sources in the police, Rajnikanth Dubey, 35, a resident of Sonpurwa village in Chainpur block had lodged a complaint with the SP Palamau that he was picked up by the cops on October 8 evening on suspicion of theft at the house of his neighbour Gopal Dubey held on night of October 6.

“However, between 12 am and 4 am I was given third degree torture by the thana OC (Sunit Kumar) and even electric shocks were given on my private parts along with thrashing to make me confess of the crime which I did not commit. I was released on PR bond on October 9 morning with the threat of dire consequence if I report it to anybody,” Dubey has alleged in the complaint lodged with the SP Palamau on October 10.

On Sunday morning, members of Dubey family and other locals blocked the Daltonganj-Garhwa Main Road for over three hours demanding suspension of the thana OC, forcing DSP Sadar to reach the spot and assured about a probe to be conducted by the police on the allegation and promised that guilty would not be spared after the probe.