2 MP constables booked for murder after student’s death

A case of murder has been registered against two police constables for their alleged involvement in the death of a 22-year-old BTech student after an assault in Bhopal, an official said on Saturday.

Constables, Santosh Bamaniya and Saurabh Arya, were suspended after the incident came to light on Friday. A video clip of the assault circulating on social media purportedly shows one policeman holding the victim, Udit Gaayke, while another hits him with a stick.

Bhopal Zone-2 DCP Vivek Singh said that a case under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the constables once the post-mortem report arrived. “The duo will be arrested soon,” he added.

According to the victim’s friends, while returning from a party, the victim spotted the police and ran into an alley. The cops chased him and beat him, and he was later found with bruises on his body. He was rushed to a hospital but declared dead.