The Hindu : Karnataka News : Man beaten up by public dies in hospital

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Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Karnataka

Karnataka

Man beaten up by public dies in hospital

Staff Reporter

Police officials say it is not a custodial death

BANGALORE: A 35-year-old man, who was beaten up by the public and was later handed over to the Kengeri police, died under suspicious circumstances on Sunday night. The police claimed that it was not a case of custodial death.

The name of the dead was given as Ramesh, a labourer and a resident of Chamarajpet. He was father of three, including a 20-day-old baby girl.

The police said that around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Ramesh trespassed into the house of Srinivas, a BESCOM lineman, at Chikkasandra Colony in Nayandahalli in Kengeri police station limits.

The police said as Ramesh, who was drunk, allegedly misbehaved with a woman at Srinivas's house, the public thrashed him. Around 1.30 a.m. on Sunday, they brought him in a vehicle to the Kengeri police station and handed him over to the police. A few hours later, Ramesh complained of uneasiness and the police took him to Victoria Hospital. Later, he was shifted to NIMHANS where he died around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

It is said that Ramesh had a clot in the brain and had died of "intra-carnial bleeding" and "respiratory failure".

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Chikkamuniyappa, who conducted an inquest, told presspersons on Monday that in accordance with the law he will send a report to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Corps of Detectives (CoD) to conduct an enquiry. But the Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), H.C. Kishorechandra, told The Hindu that it is not a case of custodial death. He said Ramesh was suffering from jaundice.

Ramesh's wife, Vijaya, alleged that her husband was beaten to death by the public and the police.

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