Bihar cops fight over jurisdiction of unclaimed body, surveyor called in to resolve issue

Cops of two police stations in Bihar's Rohtas district quarrelled over the jurisdiction of the spot where an unclaimed body was found. A surveyor had to be called to resolve the issue.

An unclaimed body became a bone of contention between two police stations in Bihar's Rohtas district. The cops of police stations kept quarrelling over the jurisdiction of the spot where the body was found and a surveyor had to be called to resolve the issue.

According to a report in the Times of India, the body was found in Dhantolia village in Rohtas district on Thursday. After villagers reported finding the body, Natawar police station SHO Santosh Kumar reached the spot. However, he allegedly refused to initiate legal procedure, claiming that the area was under the jurisdiction of neighbouring Sanjhauli police station.