Two cops suspended as man dies during raid

Two policemen were suspended after a man died of cardiac arrest following alleged harassment during a police raid at his Safdarganj area residence in Barabanki district on Sunday.

Two policemen were suspended after a man died of cardiac arrest following alleged harassment during a police raid at his Safdarganj area residence in Barabanki district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as one Mata Prasad (60).

Barabanki SP said the team,led by Sub-Inspector

(S-I) Bharat Bhuval raided the house and seized six gunny bags containing poppy skin.

Prasads son,Raj Maurya said his father had a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) licence to grow opium and that they were authorised to sell poppy peelings. The NCB,however,held selling of poppy skin as illegal,said the SP.

Prasad suffered a cardiac arrest and died. His son alleged that Constable Dhirendra Sharma had slapped Prasad while quizzing him,causing his death. The S-I and the constable have been suspended and a probe has been ordered into the matter,

the SP said.

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