In a brand new improvement within the Kasganj custodial loss of life case, police mentioned the lady who was reported lacking by her household was not a minor. Police additionally mentioned that the kidnapping cost in opposition to 22-year-old Altaf, who was discovered useless at a police station on November 9, could be dropped because the couple knew one another.
Last week, Altaf was picked up for questioning on a grievance from the lady’s household, who accused him of kidnapping. He was charged underneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 363 (kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or forcing girl to marry him). Altaf was discovered useless on the police station on November 9. Police claimed that he hanged himself from the hood of his jacket utilizing a water pipe in a bathroom, which is 2 toes from the bottom.
The lady was produced in a neighborhood court docket on Monday and her assertion was recorded earlier than a Justice of the Peace. Police mentioned they discovered him on Friday at Kasganj railway station.
“The woman’s father had said in his complaint that he was a minor. It turns out that he is 19 years old. The section of kidnapping which was added earlier in the FIR will be dropped. Once the copy of his statement is received before the magistrate, further action will be considered,” mentioned Botre Rohan Pramod, Kasganj SP.
Police had earlier mentioned that the couple was in a relationship however had parted methods. “Altaf told us that they were in a relationship,” the SP mentioned.
The departmental inquiry and magisterial inquiry into the custodial loss of life are being carried out concurrently.
Meanwhile, the police mentioned that they’re looking out for an individual who was allegedly in touch with Atalaf. According to the police, the person is suspected to have gone to a number of locations with the 19-year-old lady earlier than being discovered at Kasganj railway station.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
