India, May 20 -- Six police constables were suspended after a suspected drug peddler, caught with 8kg of ganja during a naka-bandi on the Eastern Express Highway, allegedly escaped from their custody while they remained stationed at the spot instead of taking him to the police station.

According to police, the constables - attached to different police stations in the city's eastern region - were deployed on patrol duty at the Anand Nagar-Mulund check naka earlier this month when they intercepted a cab travelling from Kalyan towards Sion. During the search, they allegedly found 8kg of ganja in the possession of the accused.

However, instead of immediately taking him to the police station, the six constables stayed at the naka with him fo...