In connection with the death of a person in Kichha police station custody, Udham Singh Nagar police have suspended three policemen and recommended suspension of CO, Sitarganj.
The deceased, who has been identified as Jasbir Singh alias Jassa, 35, son of Iqbal Singh, a resident of Rameshwarpur village, police station Kichha, Udham Singh Nagar district, had supposedly died in the police custody while being grilled late Monday night.
As per the information received from local people, Kichha police took Jass for questioning in connection with an old murder case to the police station from his residence on Monday evening.
However, as a large number of relatives and villagers thronged the police station premises, police personnel took Jassa to an undisclosed place. As Jassa did not return till late night, the worried family members again went to the police station to enquire. However, police did not allow them to stay in the police station area.
With the relatives insisting to be informed, police personnel said that he had been taken to a hospital in Haldwani after he was taken ill. later, they learnt that he had died. They alleged that that Jassa had been brutally beaten to death in police custody. They staged stir, demanding steps being taken against the errant police personnel.
Udham Singh Nagar police have suspended three policemen and recommended action against CO, Sitarganj to the DGP, Uttarakhand.
An FIR has been registered against the erring police personnel in connection with this case, said Neelesh Anand Bharne, SSP, Udham Singh Nagar, while talking to The Pioneer.