Police constable dies after gang of thieves injects him with poison

In the impact, Pawar’s phone fell down and the thief picked it up, according to GRP personnel.  Since the train was slow, Pawar got down and chased the thief. After covering some distance, he was surrounded by a gang of alleged robbers and drug addicts. They started pushing him when Pawar resisted. Following this, one of them injected Pawar with a poisonous substance on his back as others held him. They also alleged poured a red color liquid into his mouth.

Pawar fell down and lost consciousness. He gained consciousness the next morning and somehow managed to return home, an officer said.

As his condition worsened, his family admitted him to a Thane hospital on Monday. The local Kopri police station recorded his statement and registered a case under sections 392 (robbery), 394 (hurting while robbing), 328 (causing harm by administering poisonous substances) of the Indian Penal Code.

“During treatment Pawar’s condition deteriorated and died on Wednesday,” said Manoj Patil, deputy commissioner of police, Central Railway.

The case has been transferred from Kopri police station to Dadar GRP for further investigation. Procedure to add IPC section 302 (murder) is underway. Multiple teams have been formed to nab the culprits, DCP Patil added.

30-year-old Pawar was recruited in police department in 2015. He is survived by wife and parents who live in Chalisgaon, Jalgaon. He got married three years ago and had no kids. His wife was at her mother’s place in Nashik since past eight days.

Pawar’s body has been taken to his village for performing last rites, said senior inspector Anil Kadam of Dadar GRP.

The doctors have not specified the cause of death yet and kept it reserved, Kadam added.