Eight personnel had been suspended on Sunday after policemen allegedly lynched a mentally unstable man in Karnataka’s Kodagu district after violating the lockdown norms, a senior police officer mentioned. .
IGP Karnataka Southern Range Praveen Madhukar Pawar mentioned the incident involving Roy D’Souza (50) passed off on June 9 close to Virajpet Town police station. According to a grievance filed by the brother of the deceased, D’Souza was taken to the police station after he was discovered violating the lockdown norms, the place he was assaulted. “After the assault… D’Souza had collapsed… His mom was referred to as and knowledgeable to take her son. The household then determined to confess D’Souza to a close-by non-public hospital for remedy , the place he breathed his final on 12 June.
The Deputy SP of Virajpet has submitted a report towards the law enforcement officials concerned within the incident. IGP Pawar mentioned, “In order to ensure a fair and impartial investigation, the decision to suspend the eight policemen was taken on the basis of the preliminary report.”
Police have recognized the suspended officers as head constable MU Sunil posted at Virajpet and police constables NS Lokesh, HJ Tanukumar, NH Satish, Sunil ML, Ramesh A, KG Nehru and BT Pradeep.
Meanwhile, the police have claimed that D’Souza was assaulted after he threatened his personnel.
The case has been handed over to the State Crime Investigation Department (CID).
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
