Sultanpur custodial death: 3 cops booked for murder

LUCKNOW: Three policemen in Sultanpur were booked for murder on Saturday for their role in the custodial death of a 35-year-old Dalit, Rajesh Kori, on June 3. Kori was held on charges of kidnapping a minor girl.
Earlier, the tainted trio of Kudwar station house officer Arvind Pandey, sub-inspector Sanjay Yadav and head constable Brijesh Singh along with a homeguard were suspended.
Asha Devi, mother of deceased stated in her police complaint that the three policemen had assaulted and strangled him. “I begged them to send him to jail if he was guilty and stop the assault. They did not heed my pleas and sent me and my younger son away. Around 3pm the next day, I was informed that Rajesh’s condition had deteriorated and we were told to reach the district hospital. When my younger son reached the hospital, he found Rajesh dead. The cops had killed my son,” she alleged.
The complainant also alleged that before Kori’s arrest, the cops had also misbehaved with the women at their house and hurled casteist slur. Kori was accused of abducting a girl, who was found on June 3. While the girl was sent home, Kori was kept at the police station.
SP, Sultanpur, Vipin Mishra said, Kori’s autopsy revealed ligature marks on the neck, while no other injuries were found on the body. “We are probing the case,” he said.