A man accused of kidnapping died in police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Tuesday evening, The Times of India reported. ...
A man accused of kidnapping died in police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Tuesday evening, The Times of India reported.
While the man’s family has alleged that he was murdered at the police station, the police have claimed that he died by suicide.
The man, 22-year-old Altaf, was accused of kidnapping a Hindu girl. His family members said that the police took him into custody on Monday evening.
His father, Caahat Miyan, said that he handed over his son to the police at 8 pm on Monday, and subsequently went to the police station to get more details and a copy of the first information report. He claimed that police personnel misbehaved with him and warned Caahat Miyan not to come to the station again.
“On Tuesday evening, I got information from local reporters that my son had died inside,” Miyan said, according to The Times of India. “By the time I reached the station again, he was taken to a local hospital. Doctors there declared him dead. My son was innocent, he had no criminal past.”
Altaf’s family members have claimed that he was not produced before a magistrate on Tuesday.
Kasganj Superintendent of Police Botre Rohan Pramod claimed that Altaf was called to the police station in the early morning hours on Tuesday and...
