Lucknow News: Case filed against four policemen in the case of Dalit youth dying in police custody
Lucknow: A case has been filed against four policemen in connection with the mysterious death of a 24-year-old Dalit youth who was taken into custody by the police on charges of gambling in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
Sources said that the police had arrested him on charges of gambling by raiding Ambedkar Park crossing in Vikas Nagar police station area on 11 October. They claimed that when the youth was being taken into custody and taken to the police station, his health deteriorated and he died of a ‘heart attack’. Gautam’s family members accused the policemen of beating him to death. In this case, a case has been filed against four policemen including constable Shailendra Singh and three unidentified persons. Know what was found in the postmortem report
According to sources, Gautam’s wife Roshni alleged in the FIR that her husband had gone for a walk at Ambedkar Park crossing and while he was sitting there with a friend, the policemen who arrived at the spot beat him up, causing him to faint, after which he was taken to the hospital. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Jitendra Kumar Dubey said, “Two persons, including Aman Gautam (24), were arrested and detained and while being taken to the police station, Gautam’s condition deteriorated. He was declared dead in the hospital. According to the postmortem report of the deceased conducted by a committee of three doctors, no visible injury was found on the body and the cause of death was found to be a heart attack. Further legal action is being taken in the case.”
Chandrashekhar met the family
Azad Samaj Party MP Chandrashekhar and SP MP RK Chaudhary visited the deceased family at their home. Chandrashekhar demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the family and strict action against those guilty of his death. SP MP RK Chaudhary and party spokesperson Anurag Bhadoria also reached Gautam’s house and demanded strict action against the culprits and compensation for the family.
Mayawati expressed grief
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati expressed grief over the death of the Dalit youth and demanded action against the guilty policemen. In a post on ‘X’, she said, “The incident of death of a Dalit youth due to police brutality on Saturday evening, who had gone for a walk in Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Park located in Mohanlalganj Raha Purva of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is extremely sad. There is anger among the people. The government should take strict action against the guilty policemen and also provide full help to the victim’s family.”
Courtesy : Hindi News