Lucknow: A police inspector in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended for torturing two men suspected of carrying out a series of thefts in Bahraich district, an official said on Thursday.

According to sources, Ajeet Verma, station house officer (SHO) of Dargah police station arrested the two men - Sonu (25) and Kallu (24) - and used third degree torture to force them into admission. The two have accused Verma of forcing them to drink urine, to urinate on a heater and dousing their private parts with petrol.