Madhya Pradesh: 5 Police officials suspended after death of tribal youth in police custody

Five Police officials have been suspended after the death of Madhya Pradesh tribal youth in police custody on Friday evening.

Five police personnel, including a sub-inspector (SI), were suspended after a 19-year-old tribal youth, who was arrested as a suspect in a robbery case, died in police custody in Indore, Indore SP Rural Bhagat Singh Bindre said in a press conference on Saturday.

The police took him to the hospital after he complained of uneasiness in police custody and died during treatment, said Bhagwat Singh Virde, superintendent of police, Indore, rural.

A judicial inquiry has been ordered in the matter, the Indore SP said.

The deceased Arjun Singare, a resident of Gittiphoda in Indore’s Manpur area, was arrested late on Friday night and charged them under the Arms Act for allegedly planning for dacoity. Besides dacoity, Singare was also an accused in two other cases, the police said.

Arjun Sigare was charged under IPC Sections 384 (committing robbery), 399 (preparation to commit robbery), and 402 (assembly to commit robbery), Indore SP Rural Bhagat Singh Bindre said.

The MP Police have detained Sigare from his home in Manpur for interrogation. However, his health deteriorated after which he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during treatment, the police said.

However, the kin of the deceased refused police’s claims and accused them of assaulting the youth at the police custody, leading to his death.

As soon as the news of Sigare’s death surfaced, his family members along with hundreds of tribals gathered around the Manpur police station and blocked the Agra-Mumbai highway in front of the police station, demanding compensation and government job for a family member.