Dalit youth ends life in Kaithal; kin allege torture by police

Satish Seth

Kaithal, December 24

Rishi Pal, a Dalit youth of Bhana village under the Pundri police station in Kaithal district, committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence today.

The victim was booked under Section 363 and 366, IPC, yesterday for his alleged involvement along with two others in the kidnapping of a minor girl of Pundri.

After his body was brought to the Civil Hospital here for post-mortem, his

kin and villagers assembled on the hospital premises and raised slogans against the police.

The family members alleged that Rishi was mentally and physically tortured by the police during questioning in the kidnapping case and a bribe was also demanded from him. There was no concrete evidence against him.

The family demanded a magisterial inquiry into the case and said those who tortured Rishi Pal should be punished.

Meanwhile, heavy police force was deployed on the hospital premises to maintain law and order. DSP Satish Gautam, inspectors Angrej Singh, Ashok Kumar, and Civil Lines police station in charge Mahavir Singh were present.

On the complaint lodged by family members of the victim, the police have registered a case under Section 306 and SC/ ST Act against the police.