Taking serious cognizance of the allegation of the family members of the victim found hanging in the toilet of lock-up in Dewa police station at Barabanki, Chairman of the All India Scheduled Caste Commission, Pl Punia, had ordered a probe into the matter.
The district administration which is trying to arrest the culprits who were indulged in violence on the fateful day, had also ordered suspension of the station officer of Dewa police station, Manoj Pant while the circle officer of the area, has been also shunted out and attached with the Election Cell. A magisterial probe has been already ordered in the matter.
IG (law and order) A Satish Ganesh informed about the above action against the cops here on Wednesday evening. He said that all out efforts were made to nab the protesters who were indulged in violence.
It may be mentioned that an unruly mob threw opened challenge before the law enforcing agencies when agitated with the death of Dalit youth in police custody at Dewa police station in Barabanki, they torched Mati police outpost and also alleged to have looted arms and ammunitions on last Monday morning. Agitators also fought pitch battle with the cops in which over two dozen persons including policemen were injured. The situation could be only brought under control after district magistrate along with district police chief reached the spot along with heavy police force. Four cops which included sub-inspectors Jai Prakash Yadav, Santosh Kumar Singh, head constable Ramraj, and constable Kamta Prasad, were already placed under suspension in the matter.
The violence took place as Subash Rajvanshi, a resident of Madiyaon area in lucknow, was picked up by the cops of Mati police outpost of Dewa Kotwali area in Barabanki, on Sunday evening. He was charged for his involvement in auto-theft and a motorcycle was also reportedly recovered from his possession. The recovered motorcycle belongs to one Siraj Ahmed, who lodged a case claiming that the vehicle was stolen by Subash. The cops lodged Rajvanshi inside police lock-up at the Dewa Police station on Sunday night.
However, the matter took an ugly turn when the body of Rajvanshi was found hanging with the ceiling of the toilet inside the police station campus and the cops claimed that he committed suicide. However, the family alleged to be cold blooded murder and also claimed that the matter was dispute over payment of money but the cops after collecting money from other side, had booked Rajvanshi on fake charges of vehicle theft.