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Wednesday, Apr 28, 2004

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Three more cops held for custodial death

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, APRIL 27. Three more policemen, including the former Madipur police post in-charge, who were allegedly involved in a sensational case in which a 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death while in police custody in West Delhi in October last, have been arrested by the Crime Branch. A Head Constable has already been arrested in this connection.

According to the police, those arrested are the former Madipur police post in-charge, Sub-Inspector Rajbir Singh, and his sub-ordinates, Constables Robin Singh and Jai Prakash. While Head Constable Kesar Singh has been arrested, a search for another accused, Constable Rohtas, is on.

The incident had taken place when on a tip-off that gambling was going on in the area, Rajbir along with his team comprising Kesar, Rohtash, Jaiprakash and Robin, reached the spot. However, those indulging in gambling had by then fled the spot. Suspecting that one Sushil had tipped them of, the police rounded him up.

He was taken to Madipur police post and was allegedly tortured. Sushil's relatives alleged that he was found in an unconscious state near his house, after which he was rushed to Agrasen Hospital where he was declared dead. Later, the post mortem indicated that he would have died due to cardiac arrest, which might occur due to physical torture. In a case in the matter was registered only after the angry residents took to streets protesting police atrocities and high handedness. The incident also led to a clash among the irate residents and the police, in which several policemen were injured.

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