Patna,(BiharTimes): A court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Muzaffarpur, (West) S K Jha on Tuesday sent two policemen to judicial custody after they surrendered before it in connection with the alleged murder of a youth during a raid in 2002.

They surrendered after they failed to get any relief from the Patna High Court.

At the time of the incident in 2002 Awadhesh Mishra and Nageshwar Rai were posted as thana-in-charge (now SHO) and ASI at Baruraj police station of Muzaffarpur district respectively.

According to reports they had raided the house of Hem Narain Singh at Andaul village to interrogate his son Birendra Kumar in connection with a case. The two policemen along with three to four constables had raided the house around 1 AM to catch Birendra. He was, however, allegedly beaten to death when he tried to escape.

At present, Mishra is posted as inspector in Madhubani while Nageshwar Rai is posted as officer-in-charge of Wajitpur Out Post in Darbhanga district.