Two more accused have been arrested on Monday by the police in the case of scheduled caste man Jitendra Das being beaten to death in Tehri district. All five accused arrested in the case so far were presented in the court from where they were sent to the district jail in Tehri. However, of the seven accused named in the complaint lodged in Kempty police station by the victim’s sister, two are still on the run.
The Narendranagar police Circle Officer, Uttam Singh who is also the investigating officer in this case said, “Two more accused - Gambhir Singh and Harbir Singh were arrested late night on Monday. We presented all of them in the court on Tuesday. They have been sent to the district jail on remand. The remaining two accused Gabbar and Kushal are still at large.”
It is also worth mentioning here that the post-mortem report of the deceased Jitendra Das has not been sent to the investigating officer. The report has not specified the exact cause of death.
It is pertinent to mention here that according to the complaint filed by Jitendra Das’s sister on April 29, seven upper caste men thrashed her brother on the night of April 26, because he dared to dine with them during a marriage party. It is worth mentioning here that the deceased Jitendra Das was found by his family members next morning in unconscious state and was immediately taken to the nearby Community Health Centre. He was later on the same day was referred to Mahant Indiresh Hospital and was pronounced dead on the morning of May 5.