Man dies in police lock-up

According to family sources Jaganath Narsing resident of Chawli village of the taluk was picked up for unspecified reasons by police on Tuesday evening and brought to New Town police station.

When family members visited police station on Wednesday afternoon, the police told them that Jaganath had been shifted to District General Hospital as eh complained of chest pain.
However family members said that doctors had declared him brought dead and further accused that physical inspection of dead body revealed injury marks on head, feet and other vital body organs.

SP Satish Kumar said that New Town PSI Hanumanth Reddy has been suspended and an enquiry is underway against other police personnel who are responsible for this incident.