Patna, Aug 26 (IANS): The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has directed the district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police of Patna to submit the investigation report on the murder of a son of the additional district magistrate of Saharsa.

Deepak Purusottam, the son of Purusottam Paswan, the additional district magistrate of Saharsa, went missing from Patna on July 13. His body was recovered from the bank of the Ganga river near Digha locality.

After the recovery of the body, his father lodged a FIR against unknown persons in Digha police station.

Deepak Purusottam was living with his family in Patna's Nageshwar colony. His father has written to the NCSC for a SIT probe into the murder of Deepak. He has also requested the commission to ensure the security of his family.

Purusottam Paswan alleged that the Patna police have identified the accused but have not arrested them.

"We suspect some local criminals of Nageshwar colony to be involved in the murder of my son. I have also given the lead about the accused but Patna police have not arrested them yet. The accused killed my son and disposed off the body on the bank of the Ganga river near Digha Ghat," Paswan said.

The Patna police have deployed a DSP rank officer to investigate the case. The police officials of Digha police station quizzed the suspects and then let them go.

The NCSC has asked the Patna district administration to submit the report in 7 days.