<p>Odisha Police on Thursday placed an Assistant Sub-Inspector under suspension on the charge of dereliction of duty while dealing in a case of alleged administration of livestock injection to a man by a quack in Mayurbhanj district.</p>.<p>Mayurbhanj SP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo suspended ASI Pabitra Mohan Rout, posted at Mahuldiha police station. The ASI was accused of allowing a quack to go scot-free even as he was nabbed by local people and handed over to the police for administering livestock injections to a man.</p>.<p>The quack, identified as Biswanath Behera (62) of Kantipal in Keonjhar district, had administered three livestock injections to a 55-year-old Srikanta Mohanta suffering from back pain on April 16.</p>.<p>The quack gave some tablets to Mohanta and suggested him to consume them twice a day. The quack had charged Rs 470 from the patient for administering an injection meant for animals. Incidentally, the patient had no such adverse effect despite taking the livestock medicine.</p>.<p>However, Mahanta’s son suspected the quack, who posed himself as a doctor. He sent the picture of the injection to a doctor in Thakurmunda, who confirmed that the injection was meant for animals.</p>.<p>Mahuldiha police station registered a case against the quack. The quack was absconding after being allowed to go by the ASI.</p>.<p>The police have meanwhile launched a manhunt to trace the absconding quack.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Odisha Police on Thursday placed an Assistant Sub-Inspector under suspension on the charge of dereliction of duty while dealing in a case of alleged administration of livestock injection to a man by a quack in Mayurbhanj district.</p>.<p>Mayurbhanj SP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo suspended ASI Pabitra Mohan Rout, posted at Mahuldiha police station. The ASI was accused of allowing a quack to go scot-free even as he was nabbed by local people and handed over to the police for administering livestock injections to a man.</p>.<p>The quack, identified as Biswanath Behera (62) of Kantipal in Keonjhar district, had administered three livestock injections to a 55-year-old Srikanta Mohanta suffering from back pain on April 16.</p>.<p>The quack gave some tablets to Mohanta and suggested him to consume them twice a day. The quack had charged Rs 470 from the patient for administering an injection meant for animals. Incidentally, the patient had no such adverse effect despite taking the livestock medicine.</p>.<p>However, Mahanta’s son suspected the quack, who posed himself as a doctor. He sent the picture of the injection to a doctor in Thakurmunda, who confirmed that the injection was meant for animals.</p>.<p>Mahuldiha police station registered a case against the quack. The quack was absconding after being allowed to go by the ASI.</p>.<p>The police have meanwhile launched a manhunt to trace the absconding quack.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>