The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has filed in a court here its chargesheet against six cops for allegedly abducting, torturing and beating a man to death. The Crime Branch, in its chargesheet filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satish Kumar Arora, named as accused Bindapur police station head constable Bhoop Singh, constables Rajesh Yadav, Rajesh Solanki, Uttam, Sudhir and Arvind, who are presently in judicial custody.
It alleged in the chargesheet that on May 26 this year, the six policemen, with a common intention, had abducted 30-year-old Manoj from Uttam
Nagar area and illegally confined him at an old building of Bindapur police station in South-West Delhi where he was badly tortured causing his death.
All of his belongings were destroyed with the intention to hide his identity, it said, adding that when Manoj was severely injured, the six cops took him to DDU Hospital but left him unattended leading to his death. They have been chargesheeted for the offences of murder, abduction with intent to secretly confine him, destruction of evidence and common intention.
“It is, therefore, requested that cited witnesses (in the chargesheet) may be called through summons and the accused (cops)... namely HC Bhoop Singh, constables Arvind, Rajesh Yadav, Rajesh Solanki, Uttam and Sudhir who are presently running in judicial custody be called through production warrant and be tried for offences under Sections 365, 302, 201 and 34 of IPC,” the chargesheet said.
The court has fixed the matter for September 5 for further hearing. During the initial investigation, the police had said that the cops had picked up Manoj in connection with a firing
incident in the area which had taken place few days back. A day after the incident, the case was handed over to the Crime Branch. Manoj is survived by his wife and a 10-month-old child.