Pramesh S Jain
Four days after the alleged lock up death of 59-year-old suspect in a theft case in the washroom of MK Doddi police station,four police personnel who were on duty at the time of the incident were suspended on the charges of dereliction of duty and negligence on their part , on Saturday.
The accused officials including ASI,Nagaraju, Constables Pratap,Lakshmi Narayana and Somanatha were on duty when at the station when Ramesh,was found hanging at the washroom of the station on August 20 .
Ramesh, a habitual offender was arrested on the charges of stealing donation box of a temple in rural part of Channapattana.
The police had arrested Ramesh along with associates , Manju and Srinivas and taken them into two days custody for further investigations and recovery.
Ramesh reportedly went to washroom and found hanging with his Lungi.The family members alleged that he was beaten up to death and later hanged to make it look like suicide .
Superintendent of Police,Srinivas Gowda who visited the station clarified that it was a case of suicide and no foul play and there was no dereliction of part of the duty.
The suspended personnel failed to do their due diligence of ensuring security of the accused in the custody .
There were some SOP to be followed while handling the accused which have been neglected resulted in the custodial death,sources in the department,said .
However the case was referred to Criminal Investigation department to ascertain the exact reason for Ramesh’s extreme step,which is yet to be probed .
