A 19-year-old man allegedly died by suicide whereas in custody of the Noida Police, on the Bisrakh police station space on Thursday morning, mentioned officers. The person was taken to the Chipiyana police outpost in reference to a rape criticism filed by his co-worker.
Following this, Laxmi Singh, commissioner of police (Noida), has suspended all of the police personnel deployed on the outpost and ordered a division inquiry into the case.
The household of the deceased — recognized as Yogesh Kumar, a resident of Aligarh — in the meantime, has accused the police personnel of being “accountable” for his demise. They’ve alleged that the police personnel had demanded Rs 5 lakh bribe to launch him from the custody. “One in all his co-workers had accused him of rape, and he was referred to as for questioning on the police outpost on Wednesday. At round 10 am on Thursday, he died by suicide by hanging himself within the barracks beside the outpost. He was taken to a close-by hospital, however docs declared him lifeless on arrival. This can be a critical challenge, and an investigation is underway. We’re following the NHRC tips,” mentioned Suniti, deputy commissioner of police (Central Noida).
“…All of the police personnel current on the publish on the time of the incident have been suspended with speedy impact, and the Extra DCP (Noida) has been directed to conduct an in depth investigation into the matter. Strict motion shall be taken towards whoever is discovered accountable (for negligence),” mentioned a senior police officer, requesting anonymity.
Based mostly on a criticism filed by the household of the person, a case is being registered beneath related Indian Penal Code sections, mentioned police. “He was simply 19 years outdated… Police had come to our home round 11 am on Wednesday and took him to the outpost. They demanded a Rs 5 lakh bribe. I gave them Rs 50,000 that night time, and promised them to pay Rs 4.5 lakh extra the following morning. However they killed him by hanging him… I used to be on the outpost until 10 pm on Wednesday, and returned at
6 am within the morning… he was lifeless by then,” mentioned Jitendra, brother of the deceased, including that Yogesh wished to grow to be a chef.
Jitendra additional mentioned that he’ll file a criticism towards the complainant lady, including he desires her to be arrested quickly. “…I need the police personnel to be suspended,” he added.