U.P. police team booked for murder of detainee
The Hindu
Family of Azamgarh man who died in custody alleges police torture.
A special police team (SWAT) in Ambedkar Nagar was on Saturday booked for murder after a man from Azamgarh died in police custody after being picked up for questioning. His family alleged the police tortured him. An FIR was lodged at Akbarpur Police Station in Ambedkar Nagar under Sections 302 (murder) and 364 (abducting for murder) of the Indian Penal Code against Devendra Pal Singh, SWAT team in-charge and unidentified police personnel along with him. The accused police personnel were also sent to the reserve lines, said Ambedkar Nagar police. The victim was identified as Ziyauddin of Hazipur Kudrat in the Powai area of neighbouring district Azamgarh.More Related News

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