Muslim Man Dies in Police Custody in UP's Kasganj; Kin Alleges Hanging

A 21-year-old man, accused of running away with a woman, allegedly died while in custody in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj.

A 30-year-old man, accused of running away with a woman, allegedly died in police custody on Monday, 8 November, in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj.

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A 21-year-old man, accused of running away with a woman, allegedly died in police custody on Monday, 8 November, in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj.

The police, on Monday morning, had allegedly taken the youth, Altaf, to the Sadar police station for questioning. The resident of Nagla Sayyad Ahroli was taken into custody on the charge of running away with a woman.

His father, Chand Miya, has alleged that the police had hanged Altaf while he was in lock-up. He further said that the police had subsequently taken the youth to a district hospital, where he had been declared dead by the doctors.

Five Cops Suspended on Charges of Negligence

Superintendent of Police Rohan Botre has suspended a total of five police personnel, including Kasganj station house officer, two sub-inspectors, a head officer, and a constable, on the charges of negligence.

"Altaf, son of Chand Miya, was brought for questioning in the early hours of this morning on the charge of running away with a girl. When the police were interrogating him, he asked the policeman to go to the bathroom. The police officer sent him to the bathroom inside the lock-up, and after a while, when he did not come out, a worker went to check. He had tightened the hood of his jacket around his throat, by tying it to a pipe," SP Botre said.

"The staff present there opened [the bathroom door], untied him, and he was immediately taken to the hospital, where he died after being treated for some time. Five policemen have been suspended for prima facie negligence during the investigation," he added.

(With inputs from Shubham Srivastava.)