A mentally unstable man in Karnataka’s Kodagu district was allegedly crushed to dying by policemen after violating lockdown norms, following which eight personnel have been suspended Sunday, a senior police official mentioned.
IGP Karnataka Southern Vary Praveen Madhukar Pawar mentioned the incident involving Roy D’Souza (50) happened on June 9 close to Virajpet City Police Station. In response to a criticism filed by the deceased’s brother, D’Souza was taken to the police station after he was discovered violating lockdown norms, the place he was roughed up. “After the assault… D’Souza had collapsed…his mom was known as and knowledgeable to take her son away. The household then determined to confess D’Souza to a close-by non-public hospital for remedy, the place he breathed his final on June 12,” the criticism mentioned.
A report in opposition to the cops concerned within the incident was submitted by the Virajpet Deputy SP. IGP Pawar mentioned, “The choice to droop eight policemen was taken based mostly on a preliminary report, in a bid to make sure honest and neutral investigation.”
The police recognized the suspended officers as Head Constable M U Sunil and Police Constables N S Lokesh, H J Tanukumar, N H Satish, Sunil M L, Ramesh A, Okay G Nehru, and B T Pradeep, all posted in Virajpet.
In the meantime, the police have claimed that D’Souza was roughed up after he threatened its personnel.
The case has been transferred to the state Crime Investigation Division (CID).
