In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old youth hanged himself in the lock-up of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Tatanagar under Parsudih thana area last night.
The deceased Shyamal Gope was a resident of laxminagar in Telco Burmamines and was nabbed by the RPF officials for trying to commit theft near Tatanagar railway yard on Wednesday afternoon. Though the RPF officials claimed it to be a case of suicide, the police have recommended for the post-mortem of the body.
Shyamal who has police record for committing thefts had used his shirt to hang himself inside the lockup where he was lodged after investigation. Soon after the incident, the RPF jawans picked up the youth and rushed him to Khasmahal-based Tatanagar Railway Hospital where the doctors on duty declared him as brought dead.
Officer-in-charge, Parsudih thana Shankar Thakur said this to be a case of suicide. " We have carried initial investigation and feel that it is a case of suicide. We have made an inquest on the body of the deceased and sent it to the MGM Medical College mortuary recommending to the district administration for conducting post mortem under a medical board," said Thakur.
Sub-divisional officer, Dhalbhum, Suraj Kumar also visited to MGM Medical College mortuary past midnight and inspected the body.
"Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide, but in the post-mortem it will be clear whether the death has taken place due to torture or is a genuine case of suicide," said Kumar. He confirmed that he had visited the medical college mortuary past midnight to see the body.
The SDO, Dhalbhum informed that two executive magistrates have been deputed in the case. "While the executive magistrate Jasmita Kumari has been assigned to oversee the autopsy under videography, executive magistrate, Anita Kerketta will carrying out an enquiry," said Kumar.