FIR against 100 for ‘rioting, deterring public servants’ after minor dies at Sion hospital

Three days later, the minor was admitted at Sion hospital, following which he died allegedly due to leptospirosis.
The family has, however, alleged that the teen was beaten up during police inquiry, which had led to his death.
The deceased’s brother said, “The doctors have said that he died due to leptospirosis but it’s hard to believe because, since the time he was taken in police custody, he started falling ill. We will be going for post-mortem, which will reveal the truth.”

The police said the mob started pelting stones on government officials after being instigated by the death of the minor. Deputy Commissioner of Police N Ambika (Zone 4) said, “We registered a case after our vans were damaged and officials injured. We are yet to make an arrest though.”

The investigators said they would scrutinise the CCTV footage of the area to identify the culprits. The family of the deceased has claimed that they had no role in the riot incident. The deceased’s brother said, “We were standing at one place and grieving my brother’s death. There were a lot of people who had accumulated around the hospital. Suddenly, we see that the crowd started attacking the police officials with wooden sticks and throwing stones on them.”