The household of a Bhagalpur man has alleged custodial torture, following his demise in police custody. On Saturday, Leader of Oppositon Tejashwi Yadav of RJD cited the case to tackle the state police’s “high-handedness”.
Sanjay Kumar Yadav (45), a clerk within the water assets division, died on the evening of March 29 — just a few hours after he was detained by police on expenses of being inebriated. Yadav’s household alleged that police had overwhelmed him and he died quickly after being taken to Mayaganj hospital.
The sufferer’s daughter, Monika Kumari, stated, “My father was returning home after playing Holi around 9 pm. Barari police detained him and beat him. His throat had some marks, which showed he was dragged by the cotton towel wrapped around his neck.” The postmortem report dominated out torture.
Bhagalpur SSP Nitasha Gudiya stated, “We have suspended the Barari police station in-charge. A thorough probe is being done taking all evidence into account.”
Local JD(U) MLA Neeraj Kumar Mandal accused the district administration of offering a “normal” postmortem report “under pressure”. He additionally alleged that police have “tortured Sanjay Kumar Yadav in a drunken state”.
Bhagalpur Congress MLA Ajit Sharma stated, “A special probe team should be set up to identify policemen responsible.”
Tejashwi tweeted: “Bihar police has been sparing criminals and has been now flexing muscle and can kill anyone. The police have started randari (high-handedness) close to notification of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill…”
JD(U)’s Neeraj Kumar stated, “The Bill would not apply to the place Tejashwi Yadav has been referring to. As for allegations of police atrocity, Bhagalpur police have ordered a probe. Those responsible would be brought to book.”
