Parbhani custodial loss of life: Man died on account of ‘shock following a number of accidents’, finds autopsy report   | Mumbai Information

The deceased –Somnath Suryavanshi, a labourer who was a pursuing legislation in Parbhani – was among the many 50 folks arrested by the Parbhani police after violence broke out following the alleged vandalising of a duplicate of the Indian Structure exterior the Parbhani railway station.

Police claimed that Suryavanshi had been complaining of chest ache after he was despatched to judicial custody, following which he was taken to the hospital the place he handed away. In the meantime, Suryavanshi’s physique was taken from Aurangabad hospital to Parbhani, the place giant crowds gathered in search of motion towards the police.

Advocate Pawan Jondhale, who was representing Suryavanshi and a few of the different accused arrested within the case, advised The Indian Specific, ” We’ve been saying that Suryavanshi died on account of torture when he was in police custody for 2 days, which was clear from the abrasions discovered on his physique. Aside from him, others arrested within the case advised us that they too had been tortured by the police and even overwhelmed up on their personal components.”

Jondhale additional alleged that even 10 – 12 teenage ladies had been badly handled by the police in the course of the combing operations they carried out to arrest these they named within the FIRs.

“We’ve movies of a few of these instances like one the place a girl was thrashed by the police and she or he misplaced consciousness, following which they left her at her residence. We’re compiling the identical and shall produce it earlier than the authorities,” Jondhale added.

Calls and messages to DGP Rashmi Shukla for her response to those allegations didn’t elicit any response. Deputy Inspector Basic (DIG) Shahaji Umap, holding cost of the Inspector Basic put up in Nanded, too didn’t reply to those allegations.

A senior officer nevertheless mentioned that if the reason for loss of life was because of the accidents, the autopsy report mustn’t withhold opinion on the ultimate explanation for loss of life. The officer added that they’re in search of a report on the incident and whether it is discovered that somebody dedicated excesses, motion will likely be taken towards them.

In the meantime, on Monday, initially the police didn’t enable Suryavanshi’s physique to be taken to Parbhani from the hospital in Aurangabad and requested these gathered to take the physique to Latur.

Nonetheless, after a large crowd that had gathered close to the hospital refused, the police ultimately relented and allowed for the physique to be taken to Parbhani, the place folks had gathered alongside the best way to pay their respects.

On December 10, a duplicate of the Structure was vandalised by one Sopan Pawar, following which there have been protests and stone pelting passed off the following day. It was following this that the Parbhani police registered FIRs and arrested 50 folks, together with Suryavanshi.

It was alleged that the police had carried out combing operations in slums to ebook a few of the accused and had behaved in an aggressive method. Police mentioned {that a} whole of eight FIRs have been registered within the case.

Suryavanshi, who belonged to the Nadar group, a nomadic tribe, had been arrested on December 12 and despatched to judicial custody on December 14. The native police mentioned he was moved to the native hospital after he complained of chest ache.