New Delhi: uttar pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath Met the businessman’s family Mohit Pandey who died on monday police detention A compensation of Rs 10 lakh was announced for the alleged attack. The government will also bear the education expenses of Pandey’s children, officials said.
Pandey, 30, died on Saturday after he was allegedly beaten up by police after he was arrested in connection with the case. He was a resident of Jainabad in Lucknow’s Chinhat area and died in hospital. his family accuses police brutality as the cause of his death.
The incident sparked major political controversy. political party sajwadi party, congressand People’s Socialist Party criticized bjp government about the event.
Police said Pandey was taken to a community health center after feeling unwell at the police station. He was then transferred to a larger facility, where he died. However, Shobharam, the victim’s brother, claimed that he was also briefly detained and witnessed the police beat Pandey “mercilessly” before taking him to the hospital only after Pandey died.
A CCTV footage has surfaced online showing Pandey inside the detention centre. The family of the deceased accused the police of covering up the truth by releasing only a small part of the video, saying it showed Pandey being beaten to death. A detailed autopsy report is awaited.
The authorities responded to the disturbance by ordering an FIR against the personnel of the police station involved on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy. The head of the police station has been suspended.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said “police detention cells” should be called “torture chambers”, while Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra blamed India The PPP has created “jungle rule” and “the police have become synonymous with brutality.” Socialist Party of the Philippines Chairman Mayawati called the incident “highly condemnable” and urged effective measures to be taken to bring justice to the family.
The incident is the second alleged death in police custody in Lucknow this month. Earlier, a Dalit youth named Aman Gautam from Vikas Nagar also died in police custody on October 11, leading to a similar incident political protest.
