http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4902515
10/02/2011
HC directs Pilibhit SP to probe custodial death of dalit youth
Allahabad, Feb 9 (PTI) Taking a serious note of the custodial death of
a dalit youth at Pilibhit in UP, the Allahabad High Court has asked
the district SP to personally investigate the matter and submit a
report of his findings.
The order was passed on February 2 by a division bench comprising
Chief Justice F I Rebello and Justice Vineet Saran on a PIL filed by
civil rights group People''s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
According to the PIL, Ram Pal was arrested on August 14 last year
following a complaint lodged at Barkhera police station wherein the
complainant had alleged that her daughter had eloped with the youth.
The PIL alleged Pal was kept at Karore outpost where he was beaten up
as a result of which he went into a coma on August 15 and later "died
after battling for life for 38 days".
Admitting the PIL, the court remarked, "Prima facie, the allegations
are serious in as much as in the absence of any other documentary
evidence to show that the injuries were suffered by the accused
previous to his arrest, the presumption would be that he has died
while in custody."
Fixing February 23 as the next date of hearing in the matter, the
court directed the Pilibhit SP to complete his investigation and
submit the report by way of an affidavit on that day.
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