In yet another instance of police atrocities, a youth who was allegedly picked up by a police team on charge of chain snatching, died in hospital when he was brought in with severe injuries.
Talking to media persons here, family members of the victim, identified as Rajnish alleged that he was picked up on Sunday morning by a police team from his house. He was later confined in Dalanwala police station. However, his health deteriorated. Seeing this police party took him to nearby Coronation Hospital, but doctors there declared him brought dead.
As the news spread like wildfire, people gathered outside the hospital where the body kept lying. Anticipating the situation, a large number of police forces were also deployed to avoid any untoward incident. During investigation, it was revealed that two chain snatching cases were reported in Dehradun on Saturday. Acting on it, police launched a search to nab the chain snatchers and found two youths recorded on CCTV. later, they arrested a chain snatcher known as Nikhil from Dalanwala, Dehradun.
During interrogation, Nikhil allegedly confessed his crime and further disclosed that Rajnish was with him while committing the crime. Thereafter, a police team arrested Rajnish from his house on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. later, Rajnish was mercilessly beaten by the police during interrogation and his condition deteriorated on Sunday morning. Seeing his condition police took him to Coronation Hospital, where doctor declared him brought dead.
Meanwhile, taking cognizance of the crime, State police department suspended one sub inspector and three constables with immediate effect. It would be pertinent to mention that Dalanwala police was already in the news for an alleged fake encounter case and still CBI enquiry was in progress
Talking to reporters, Dehradun SSP Ajay Rautela said that two youths were arrested in chain snatching case on intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. During interrogation they had reportedly confessed that they were involved in two chain snatching cases in Dehradun and mortgage the gold chain with a jewellers situated in Dhamawala, Dehradun against Rs 27,000 cash.
During investigation the jewellers disclosed that before accepting the gold chain they took their Identity proof, which is mandatory for it. The police department has suspended four police personnel including Jaiprakash, Dhirendra Malasi, Danu Singh and Chandramohan with immediate effect, the police officer added.