Jammu:
A 47-year-old man allegedly dedicated suicide right here, officers stated on Saturday, as a purported video of the person and a suicide observe accused police of harassment.
The involved station home officer (SHO) was connected and an inquiry was ordered into the incident.
Rajesh Kumar was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan at his Janipur residence within the metropolis late on Friday night, the officers stated.
They stated the household of the person staged a protest exterior the Janipur police station after a suicide observe was allegedly discovered from the person’s possession, claiming that he was ending his life attributable to “police harassment”.
Later, a video clip, which the manhad allegedly shot earlier than taking the acute step, additionally went viral, claiming that he was fed up together with his life because the police had been harassing him though he was acquitted by a courtroom of legislation in a “false case” registered in opposition to him greater than 19 years in the past.
Because the physique of the person was handed over to his household after its autopsy, the household once more blocked the primary highway at Janipur and demanded motion in opposition to the policemen. They lifted the highway blockade and left for his or her dwelling together with the physique solely after civil and law enforcement officials assured them of justice.
“We have now already connected the SHO (of the Janipur police station) and an inquiry is underway to look into the allegations,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) DSP Zaheer Abbas Jafari advised reporters.
He stated the person was a “history-sheeter and was referred to as to the police station as per routine”.
“An inquest continuing has additionally been launched into the incident because the dying has taken place in a suspicious method. A board of docs carried out his autopsy,” the officer stated and warranted motion in opposition to anybody discovered responsible throughout the course of investigation.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
Ready for response to load…
