[greenyouth] Custodial death of man: Sub-Inspector suspended

[Ajay]

Kerala - Kozhikode     

Custodial death of man: Sub-Inspector suspended

the hindu Staff Reporter

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2006

http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/18/stories/2006071807490400.htm

Kozhikode: Kannur Range Deputy Inspector-General of Police V. Shantaram on Monday placed under suspension Panniyankara Sub-Inspector M.D. Sunil in connection with the death of a person taken into custody.

Kozhikode City Police Commissioner H. Venkatesh said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime Detachment) V. Chandran will inquire into the incident. Abdul Razak, 55, who was taken into custody on Monday for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, swooned at the Panniyankara Police Station during interrogation.

He was rushed to the Government General Hospital on Kozhikode beach.

Doctors said that Abdul Razak was brought to the hospital dead.

A post-mortem examination will be conducted at the Government Medical College Hospital here on Tuesday, Mr. Venkatesh said.

Kunnamangalam MLA U.C. Raman, who visited the hospital, has made a demand for a comprehensive inquiry into the custodial death.

Man collapses in police station, dies

Pioneer News Service | Kozhikode http://dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=KOCHI&file_name=KOCHI2%2Etxt&counter_img=2 A 50-five-year-old man collapsed during interrogation at the Panniyanakara police station on Monday. Police claimed that Razak -- held in connection with mobile phone theft - died on arrival at the Beach Hospital but the doctors said he died whereas doctors at the hospital said he was brought dead.

Following the incident, North Zone Deputy Inspector General of Police suspended Panniyanakara police station Sub-Inspector MD Sunil Kumar. However, sources at the hospital, said there were no visible marks of police excess on Razak's body.

The police said the 50-year-old mobile theft suspect died after preliminary medical care at Beach Hospital. According to the police, the deceased had shown signs of physical breakdown while being questioned.

Police said Razak arrived at the station at 10.00 am and by 11.00 am he complained of chest pain. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, they added. However what raises further doubts is that it took the police five hours to inform Razak's relatives about his death.

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