[greenyouth] Man dies in custody, kin allege police assault

[Ajay]

Kerala      Undertrial dies at medical college hospital Staff Reporter the hindu 28/07/06 http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/28/stories/2006072809680400.htm Thiruvananthapuram: A 32-year-old remand prisoner, who was arrested by the police on the charge of selling illicit liquor, died at Medical College Hospital (MCH) here on Thursday. The police identified the deceased as Ananda Raj, resident of Jersy Farm near Vithura. Anandaraj was arrested by the police on Sunday on the charge of possessing illicit liquor. He was produced before the court and remanded to the Sub Jail at Attakulangara here the same day. The same night, Anandaraj was admitted to the hospital after he reportedly showed severe symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. He died while under treatment at the prisoner's cell at the MCH. Anandaraj's relatives, who spoke to The Hindu , said that he had died from internal injuries sustained during police torture at the Vithura police station. The police have denied the allegation. The Fort police have registered a case of unnatural death. A large number of people from Vithura had come to take the body of Anandaraj from the MCH mortuary. The Revenue Divisional Officer who reached the spot said he would conduct an inquiry and report the matter to the Government. The police were awaiting the post-mortem examination report to know the cause of Anandaraj's death. Man dies in custody, kin allege police assault

Pioneer News Service | Thiruvananthapuram http://dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=KOCHI&file_name=KOCHI1%2Etxt&counter_img=1 A 40 year-old man died at the Medical College Hospital ,while in police custody. He was identified as Anand Raj of Vithura near Thiruvananthapuram. The relatives of the deceased alleged that it was the police assault that was the cause of his death. They also said that they would file a complaint with the Chief Ministerin this regard.

On Sunday night the police had taken Anand Raj into custody on for the alleged sale of illicit liquor. The police had also recovered 10 litres of arrack from him. He was produced before the District Magistrate on the same day and remanded to judicial custody in the district jail.

The jail authorities had shifted him to Medical College Hospital when he showed signs of uneasiness. On Wednesday, his condition worsened and he was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Medical College where he died at 10.50pm.

The Vithura sub-inspector of police, Rasith, alleged that the district jail authorities had informed him about shifting Anand Raj to Medical College Hospital only on Wednesday.

Commenting on the incident, the District Jail Superintendent KP Rajagopalan Nair denied any instance of police assault. He said that Anand Raj had shown symptoms of fits while bathing and fainted. Soon, he was taken to the Medical College Hospital and was shifted to the Intensive Care unit at 8pm. "The police received the message regarding his death by 10.50pm," he clarified.

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