Man Allegedly Beaten To Death By Cops In Karnataka; 8 Policemen Suspended

The policemen had allegedly beaten the 50-year-old man for violating the lockdown last week.

Eight policemen were suspended in Karnataka's Madikeri following a preliminary inquiry into the death of a mentally unstable man. The policemen had allegedly beaten the 50-year-old man for violating the lockdown last week. "Eight policemen have been suspended based on the preliminary report. The postmortem report is yet to come," Superintendent of Police, Kodagu, Kshama Mishra told NDTV. The reason for the death will be clear only after the autopsy, she said. Roy D'Souza was picked up from Virajpeth in Kodegu District, around 5 hours drive from Bangaluru, on Wednesday after he was seen roaming around the city in defiance of the lockdown. The police later summoned his family to take him from the police station.