SHO, others booked for murder over trader’s custodial death in Lucknow

Pandey’s household has alleged that the constabulary brutally bushed him up astatine the behest of Adesh, a driver, and his uncle, a section governmental leader. Pandey, who manufactured and supplied schoolhouse uniforms, is survived by his mother, woman and 3 children.

The FIR was registered against SHO Ashwani Kumar Chaturvedi, incharge of the Chinhat constabulary station, Adesh Kumar, his uncle (not named) too unidentified constabulary unit connected the ailment of Pandey’s parent Tageshwari Devi.

No arrests person been made yet and the probe was going on, the constabulary said.

After Pandey’s death, locals staged a protest, demanding enactment against the constabulary and others allegedly involved.

According to the police, the complainant alleged that connected Friday evening the constabulary took her lad to the Chinhat constabulary presumption aft helium had a insignificant quality with Adesh. Later, erstwhile Pandey’s elder member Shobha Ram went to the presumption to enquire astir him, helium was besides detained allegedly connected charges of being intoxicated.

Devi claimed that nary enactment was past taken against Adesh owed to the power of his uncle. The 2 brothers were kept successful abstracted rooms, it was alleged.

The constabulary brutally assaulted Pandey, resulting successful his death, she alleged, adding that they took him to infirmary to screen up torture successful custody.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP Lucknow) Pankaj Kumar Singh said aft Pandey’s information worsened astatine the Chinhat constabulary presumption helium was taken to a assemblage wellness centre, which referred him to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, wherever helium was declared dead. The household was subsequently informed of his death, helium said.

Following the incident, a ample assemblage gathered successful Gomti Nagar, with Pandey’s household demanding enactment against the constabulary unit liable for his death. The protesters besides demanded compensation and a authorities occupation for 1 of his household members.

They concisely blocked the road, causing postulation disruption, earlier elder constabulary officials assured them that their demands would beryllium raised with the authorities concerned.

They besides alleged that constabulary officials did not let them to spot the assemblage earlier sending it for post-mortem examination, and that the unfortunate was denied h2o successful the lock-up contempt his requests.

Meanwhile, a video besides surfaced connected societal media showing Shobha Ram trying to “revive” his member successful the lock-up.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Radha Raman Singh said the probe is connected and that enactment volition beryllium taken connected the ground of their probe findings.

Slamming the authorities implicit the death, Samajwadi Party president and erstwhile main curate Akhilesh Yadav wrote connected X that this was the 2nd lawsuit of a “death successful constabulary custody” successful the authorities superior successful conscionable 16 days.

“A authorities known for its predominant renaming should see renaming “police custody” arsenic the “house of torture”. Every request of the victim’s household indispensable beryllium fulfilled—we basal successful afloat enactment of them,” helium wrote.

Congress person Priyanka Gandhi Vadra besides took to X implicit the issue, saying”In Lucknow, UP, constabulary detained 2 youths, 1 of whom died the pursuing morning. This marks the 2nd decease successful UP constabulary custody wrong 2 weeks, with the household alleging that their lad was murdered by the police. Uttar Pradesh leads the state successful custodial deaths, with the BJP establishing specified a jungle raj that constabulary person go synonymous with brutality. When those meant to uphold the instrumentality are taking lives, from whom tin the nationalist question justice?”