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Police station attacked in Indore

BHOPAL: A mob went on a rampage and attacked the Hiranagar police station in Indore on Saturday morning protesting against the custodial death of Ghanshyam Mandloi, a 27-year old resident of the Khatipura locality.

The Indore Range Inspector General of Police, Rajendra Kumar told The Hindu on Sunday that an angry mob attacked the Hiranagar Police station on Saturday morning after word had spread that a person had died in Police custody on Friday night. He said that only a handful of cops were present on duty when the crowd descended on the scene.

As the policemen were few in number, they could not control the rioting crowd, he said adding that a magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident.

According to information received here, angry residents vandalised the police station and broke the windshields and glasses of vehicles parked outside. Few motorcycles that were kept inside the premises were also set ablaze. When the mob had encircled the police station and people began destroying property, the cops on duty even fired in the air to disperse the crowd. Two police personnel, one constable and a head constable, were injured in the incident.

The Indore Superintendent of Police, Anshuman Yadav, who reached the Police station along with the district collector after the incident, has ordered the suspension of the Inspector in-charge, D.P. Ahirwar and four others.

The deceased, Ghanshyam Mandloi, who had no police record, had been arrested on a theft charge. His family members said that he owned huge landed property and was falsely booked. He was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten with rods by the Police till he fell unconscious. Ghanshyam had been picked up from his house by head constable, Ajit Singh and two constables. Later on Friday night he was taken to the MY Hospital where he was declared dead.

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