The Patna High Court has summoned the Station House Officer (SHO) and the Investigating Officer (IO) of Sahebganj police station in Muzaffarpur to be physically present before the court later this month in connection with a 28-year-old dacoity case that has remained pending due to alleged police inaction.

Justice Satyavrat Verma passed the order while hearing a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by Umashankar Singh alias Uma, a 72-year-old resident of West Champaran. The court directed the SHO and IO to explain why no effective action was taken despite the issuance of warrants and attachment and seizure orders by the court years ago.

According to the prosecution, on August 9, 1997, local chowkidars Shatrughan Roy and Ramesh Mahto informed the Sahebganj police that one Gopal Tiwari was

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