POCSO accused in judicial custody dies, police say he developed epileptic seizure

According to police, the 22-year-old antheral was arrested nether applicable sections of the POCSO Act for allegedly stalking and sexually harassing a 16-year-old girl. “He was arrested connected September 16 and subsequently sent to judicial custody by the tribunal connected September 20 pursuing which helium was lodged successful Arthur Road jail,” said a elder constabulary official.

The constabulary said that the accused suffered an epileptic seizure connected September 22. He was past admitted astatine JJ infirmary wherever helium died connected Tuesday morning. The officials from the jailhouse fishy that the accused was addicted to narcotics. “Since being lodged successful jail, helium did not devour immoderate drugs owed to which we judge that helium suffered from an epileptic seizure arsenic a portion of a withdrawal symptoms,” said a jailhouse official.

The NM Joshi Marg constabulary station, nether who’s jurisdiction Arthur Road jailhouse falls, registered a lawsuit of accidental decease and are probing the matter. “His station mortem volition beryllium conducted successful the infirmary and that volition assistance america find the origin of his death,” an serviceman stated.

The household of the deceased visited the infirmary but arsenic they were not allowed to spot his remains, they called for a protest. “The household members person submitted a ailment exertion and we volition probe the matter,” an serviceman said. They adjacent staged a objection extracurricular the constabulary station.