Custody death: 7 cops suspended

Seven policemen were suspended and an FIR was lodged against them on Sunday after a 50-year-old man died allegedly in police custody in Aliganj area of Etah district on Saturday night.

Seven policemen were suspended and an FIR was lodged against them on Sunday after a 50-year-old man died allegedly in police custody in Aliganj area of Etah district on Saturday night. Those suspended include Aliganj police station Inspector Ranvir Singh.

Though the policemen claimed that Vijay Singh died of a heart attack,senior authorities said that cause of the death would be clear only after they receive the postmortem report.

On Saturday night,a police team comprising Inspector Ranvir Singh,sub-inspectors Ranvir Malik and Tejvir Singh,along with four constables,raided Vijay Singhs residence to arrest his son Ishwar Dayal. Recently,a local CJM court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Ishwar for his involvement in a case.

But when they did not find Ishwar at home,the policemen quizzed Vijay Singh regarding the whereabouts of his son. According to the police team,Vijay tried to misguide them. They were brining him to the police station for interrogation when Vijay suffered a heart attack, said R K Chaturvedi,Senior Superintending of Police of Etah. Vijay was rushed to the district hospital where he was declared dead on arrival,claimed the team.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram