Ranchi: A Dalit man allegedly died in police custody in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. The deceased’s family alleged that he died due to police beating, and demanded action against the ‘guilty’ cops.
However, the police claim that the man, identified as Nago Pasi, died of a heart attack.
Pasi was brought to Bengabad police station in Giridih district for questioning in connection with the murder of his mother. The body of Pasi’s 80-year-old mother, Anpi Devi, was found near a school in in Chattabad village on Sunday.
As soon as the news of Nago Pasi’s death spread on Monday morning, a large number of people gathered near the police station. The villagers staged a demonstration with his body. The deceased belonged to a Dalit community, called Pasi.
The family members of Nago say that when they reached the police station on Sunday evening, they were not allowed to meet him. When they went to the police station again on Monday morning, they were informed about his death.
The family alleged that he was brutally beaten to death in the police station. The police are lying that he died due to illness to shield themselves. The family is demanding that a high-level inquiry should be conducted and action should be taken against the guilty policemen.
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