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Dalit teenager tortured, killed; policemen face action Lakhimpur Kheri/Lucknow, June 03: A dalit teenager was tortured and killed allegedly over a petty dispute here, prompting Uttar Pradesh government to suspend two policemen and order inquiry against three senior police officials. It is the second such incident involving a member of the community in the state within a week. Arjun, 19, had filed a complaint with the police apprehending threat to his life. He was killed in Koraiya Sanjarpur village in Lakhimpur Kheri, 134 kms from state capital, in the wee hours yesterday allegedly over a dispute related to passage. The killers later hanged his body from a tree to conceal the crime, but the post mortem report revealed that Arjun was tortured and killed. "Sub-Inspector Sanjiv Kumar and constable Rama Shanker Singh were suspended on the directives of the Director General of Police Vikram Singh on charges of dereliction of duty," Home Department officials said. An inquiry against the SP, ASP and Circle Officer will be conducted by anti-corruption organisation. Singh also ordered an enquiry as to why preventive measures were not taken despite Arjun's complaint. Top police officials visited Sanjarpur village and met Arjun's family. Seven policemen were suspended yesterday in connection with murder of a dalit person over a land dispute, in Azamgarh, about 300 kms from Lucknow. Bureau Report
