Raising serious questions over the death of 21-year-old Jagbir Singh Jaggu, a resident of Chaumajra village, in police custody, Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded a fresh inquiry in the case.
The party alleged that the case is related to the death in police custody and need to be investigated.
“The police’s role is under scanner in the case. The victim’s family has alleged that Jaggu has died due to the police torture and his body was hanged on a tree few meters away from the police station. The police has tried to convert the case of custodial death into a suicide,” said party’s state convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur and party’s women wing joint secretary Surinder Kaur, in a joint statement.
Chhotepur said that the victim’s family has many proofs that there were bruises on the lower limbs of the victim, which shows that the police had beaten up Jaggu to death.
He said that the employer of the victim, Rajpal Walia, and the police are equally responsible for the death of Jaggu.
Surinder said that as per the family statement, the argument between Jaggu and his employer took place over the issue of money matter. After the argument, employer brought Jaggu to the police station. The police, on the instruction of his employer had beaten up Jaggu to an extent that he died in the police station.
“later, after the pressure from the family and villagers, police registered a case of abetment to suicide on employer to defence to save their skin,” said Chhotepur.