Amethi: A 35-year-old man died in police custody here following which two policemen have been suspended and a magisterial inquiry ordered into the case, a police official said on Monday.
Superintendent of Police Khyati Garg said the man was caught on suspicion of theft on Saturday and later died in custody.
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Family members of the deceased, identified as Ram Avtar, have alleged that police beat him to death at the Inhauna police outpost.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to look into all the aspects of the case.
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Outpost in-charge Dhirendra Verma and station in-charge Gyanchand Shukla have been placed under suspension with immediate effect, the SP said, adding a panel of doctors carried out the post-mortem which has also been videographed.
IG, Ayodhya, Sanjiv Kumar visited the district and held a meeting with police officers in this connection, the SP added. (PTI)
