The state was rocked by two custodial deaths in Saharanpur and Muzaffaranagar during the last 24 hours. Cases were registered in both incidents and magisterial probes were ordered.
As per reports, Shahnawaz of Mehmoodnagar area of Civil lines (Muzaffarnagar) and Sukkha (35) of Khalsa Patti Suzru area of Kotwali Nagar ( Muzaffarnagar) were lodged in Muzaffarnagar district jail in connection with murder cases. While Sukha was jailed had been there for two years, Shahnawaz, a member of the Vicky Tyagi gang, was jailed in connection with a recent double murder case in Muzaffarnagar.
As the two were creating trouble in Muzaffarnagar jail, hence the jail authorities shifted them to Saharanpur last week. However, the two came to ahead over a trivia in the wee hours of Wednesday. Shahnawaz managed to procure a spoon which he sharpened using it as a weapon. He stabbed Sukkha several times with the spoon after which he screamed for help. The jail guards alerted senior officers but it took more than half an hour for them to reach inside the barrack and shift Sukkha to hospital but he died on way. later the District Magistrate rushed to the spot and the body was sent for post mortem. Investigations are underway.
Meanwhile in Muzaffarnagar, Sajid (27) of Pirzadkhan Naya Dawar Nawab Darwaza under Kairana police station (Shamli) was arrested by Muzaffarnagar police on April 11 and lodged inside barrack no-13 at the District Jail. On Wednesdaymorning, when an inmate was found missing during routine counting, the jail authorities launched a search and found the body of Sazid hanging from the ceiling of a barrack toilet.
Jail officials denied any foul play and claimed that Sazid managed to get a scarf and hanged himself sometime late on Tuesday night. His family members denied the suicide theory and alleged that the jail officials of killing Sajid. Thye demanded that a case be registered and the guilty officials be arrested. later, a case was registered with Nai Mandi police station and the body for sent for autopsy.