Youth allegedly beaten by police, dies in hospital

Hardwar, Oct 9 (UNI) A youth, allegedly beaten up by the police died early today at a Dehradun hospital where he was admitted.

Murtaza, a resident of Jwalapur, Hardwar, was admitted to the Jolly Grant Hospital in Dehradun yesterday for treatment allegedly inflicted on him by the police.

Murtaza was brought to the police station Jwalapur a few days ago for interrogation regarding a case against his brother. The relatives of the deceased alleged that he succumbed to the injuries inflicted on him by the police.

A large crowd, led by Dr Sanjay Paliwal, who enjoys the rank of a minister of state in the Uttaranchal govt and Maqbool Qureshi demonstrated in front of the police station, demanding a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the deceased and filing of a case under section 302 of the IPC against the SHO.

SP (City) Jagat Ram Joshi told UNI that Murtaza had been handed over to his relatives last week. ''He was suffering from many diseases which may have caused his death,'' he said.

Mr Joshi said the SHO of Jwalapur Kotwali had been suspended and added a departmental inquiry would be conducted into the causes of Murtaza's death.

The post mortem report of the deceased is awaited.

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