Ranchi, June 30 -- In a major administrative crackdown following a shocking breakdown of law and order in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has removed East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Piyush Pandey and Seraikela-Kharsawan Superintendent of Police (SP) Nidhi Diwedi from their posts.

Both top officers have been stripped of their commands and attached to the Police Headquarters in Ranchi on grounds of "negligence in effectively controlling criminal activities" and failure to maintain law and order.

The decisive action comes in the wake of a horrific incident on Saturday night in Jamshedpur that sparked widespread public outrage. A 24-year-old man, identified as Himanshu, was brutally stabbe...