Chhattisgarh Engineer Dies In Health facility, Circle of relatives Claims Police Torture

Raipur:

The demise of a junior engineer (JE) of the Chhattisgarh energy division, who was once one of the vital suspects in a homicide case, has raised allegations of custodial torture by means of the police in Surajpur district.

Members of the family of the JE Punam Singh Katlam (44) alleged he died early Tuesday after police body of workers thrashed him the day prior to this. On the other hand, native police have denied the allegations, announcing the demise was once because of a cardiac arrest.

“Katlam was once posted at energy sub-station in Karwa village. He was once one of the vital suspects within the homicide of 1 Harishchand Rajwade (24),” Surajpur superintendent of police Rajesh Kukreja advised journalists on Wednesday.

At the morning of November 23, police recovered the frame of Mr Rajwade mendacity in entrance of the facility sub-station situated underneath Latori police outpost, and introduced probe, he mentioned.

“The investigation printed that Mr Rajwade was once a chum of Vijay Kumar Vishwakarma, an worker of the facility sub-station, and that they used to devour liquor with Mr Katlam often. Mr Rajwade was once noticed getting into the sub-station on November 22 past due night,” the SP mentioned.

Vijay Kumar Vishwakarma denied any position in Mr Rajwade’s alleged homicide all the way through wondering, he mentioned.

Mr Katlam was once interrogated at round 3:45 pm at his paintings position (on Monday) all the way through which he complained of breathlessness and anxiousness, following which police body of workers shifted him to a Number one Well being Centre, Latori, the SP mentioned.

He mentioned Vijay Kumar Vishwakarma “confessed” all the way through wondering that he, Mr Katlam and two others had crushed Rajwade with a picket stick following a struggle, resulting in his demise, Mr Kukreja mentioned.

Vijay Kumar Vishwakarma, Sanjay Kumar Vihswakarma and Sanjay Dubey have been arrested whilst Mr Katlam was once admitted on the health facility, he mentioned.

Mr Katlam died of a cardiac arrest at four am on Tuesday when he had long past to washroom at the side of a person, the SP mentioned. On the other hand, Mr Katlam’s brother Deepak has alleged that police had taken the previous into their custody and thrashed him.

“The harm marks on my brother’s frame recommend that he was once brutally thrashed by means of police. I were given to understand from locals that he was once taken into police custody,” claimed Mr Deepak, tough a high-level probe into the incident.

On the other hand, the SP refuted the allegations, announcing the police had asked for a judicial enquiry into the subject.

Ten policemen who have been posted at Latori outpost were shifted to Surajpur Police Traces, he added.

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