An insensitive face of Madhya Pradesh police was witnessed in the State capital on Tuesday night, when a youth allegedly beaten up policemen died at Bairagarh police station. A friend of the deceased was injured in the road accident.
Father of the deceased youth is employed with MP police. Keeping the body outside the mortuary at Hamidia hospital in the morning, the family and friends of the deceased staged a protest alleging murder and demanding Chief Minister Kamal Nath visit the spot.
Two youths Shivam Mishra and Govind Sharma were returning in an SUV after having dinner at a dhaba late night on Wednesday. As the vehicle passing through the BRTS corridor reached Bairagarh area, it collided with the railing.
The family alleged the police from Bairagarh police station took the youths to the police station and thrashed them. Later, they got their medical done and once again took them to police station and beat them up leading to death of Shivam and severe injuries to Govind, one of the family members of Shivam told the media.
I am serving the police for last 36 years and posted with cyber cell of MP police, said Shivam’s father S Mishra adding he never imagined his colleagues would one day ‘kill’ his son.
“The car was damaged but my son only bore injuries marks all over the body which suggested he was thrashed badly,” said Mishra demanding murder case be registered against the guilty policemen.
Shivam’s mother too named SHO Ajay Mishra and some constables in the assault on two youths asking why they were thrashed after an accident which injured none. Besides, several of the family members of the youth are also employed with MP police.
The outraged family demanded that CM Kamal Nath visits the spot and promises them concrete action alleging massive anarchy in law and order since Congress came to power in the state.
The family members denying post mortem alleged the policemen snatched gold chain from Shivam and demanded murder case be registered against the policemen.
The police also did not inform the family about Shivam’s death and it was his friend who called us and narrated about the incident, said deceased’s uncle Sanjay Bhargav.
Superintendent of Police (North) Shailendra Singh Chauhan present at Hamidia hospital claimed the youths were taken to a hospital for medical check-up after the accident by police and later were taken to police station where one of them complained of chest pain. The youth died on way to nearby hospital, he said.
Leader of Opposition in MP assembly Gopal Bhargav lambasted the Kamal Nath government in state saying there is complete law and order breakdown in MP under Congress rule.
We would raise this and other issues in assembly’s monsoon session, added Bhargav.
Home minister Bala Bachchan asked to comment on the incident by the media promised a thorough probe into the matter saying anyone found guilty won’t be spared.