Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) taking cognizance over committing of suicide by a 70-year-old elderly man lodged in police station told the Indore — Inspector General of Police (IG) and Dewas — Superintendent of Police (SP) to submit detailed report of the case before it within ten days.
The Commission has taken cognizance over the media reports published about the incidence that took place in the Bagli police station of Dewas district. According to media reports, 70 year old Gul Singh Bheel had a brawl with his wife on Sunday night of that people lodged a complaint on Dial 100.
Subsequently, police personnel took him to the police station and detained. The following morning the other detainees found him hanging in the lockup and informed the cops.
According to the news published, the police after making panchnama and getting postmortem done handed over the body to his relatives.
The Commission has wished to know from the IG that how many custodial deaths have been taken place during last one month.
Notably, the Commission has made several recommendations to the police department for stopping the custodial deaths and has also published a booklet especially for strengthening the custodial management and that booklet has been sent to every police station. The Commission has send a copy of that booklet to IG also for his perusal and to take necessary action after that.
The Commission has also wished to know the reasons due to that custodial deaths are taking place and that why not the IG and SP be held responsible for the custodial deaths. Why the surprise checkups of the lockups are not done, the commission has asked from the IG besides telling him that the custodial management should be made strong so that this type of incidences should not get repeated.