A police outpost in-charge and a constable were suspended for roughing up a dalit youth on suspicion of robbery in Kotwali police station area of Etawah. later admitted for treatment, the vistim succumbed to his injuries on Tuesdaynight.
SSP of Etawah, Manjil Saini said that an FIR aggravated assault, hurling expletives, causing grievous injuries, murder and atrocity against member of the SC (under section 302,452,323,504 and 427 of the IPC and another section of the SC / ST Act) were registered against outpost in-charge Yogendra Sharma and constable Rohit Choudhary besides four others for the death of Ravindra Pasi. The SSP also suspended the cops after villagers protested against the killing on Wednesdaymorning.
The autopsy will be carrie dout by a panel of doctors and with be videographed and the victim's family will get a compensation.
Ravindra Pais (18) used to work at a private clinic. On May 4, the two cops picked him up before beating him severely. He was admitted to a hospital where Ravindra died on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, his family and friends placed the body at the Nagar Palika roundabout on and staged a protest demanding action against the cops and adequate compensation.
Meanwhile in Aligarh, five passengers were killed and 24 others injured when a private bus overturned in Atrauli area on Wednesday morning.
The ill-fated bus (UP70T-0560) was on its way to Delhi from Rajgarh when due to a technical snag, it overturned near Naugarh area of Atrauli police station area. The injured passengers were shifted to the hospital witht he help of locals where five of them succumbed. The deceased were identified as Danish, Awadesh Yadav, Kuldeep, Muneem Khan and Ramvir. Of the 24 other injured, the condition of two is stated to be critical.