Youth issued challan for Rs 13K, ends life in Karnal
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Youth issued challan for Rs 13K, ends life in Karnal
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An 18-year-old youth committed suicide on Wednesday evening by consuming some poisonous substance. The family members have alleged that he took this extreme step after his bike was impounded and a challan of Rs 13,500 was issued by the police.They alleged that he was harassed by the police personnel on duty who said he was riding a “stolen” bike. The deceased was identified as Mohit, a resident of Mangal Colony part-II.Demanding action against the police personnel, the family members refused to take the body from the post-mortem house till the filing of this news. They camped outside the mini secretariat.Meanwhile, activists of BKU also extended support to the family members.City Magistrate Abhay Kumar Jangra, DSP Abhilaksh Joshi and other officials also reached there and assured a fair investigation, but family members remained adamant on their demand of action against the police personnel.The post-mortem examination was conducted by a board of doctors and the complete process was videographed.Jagdish Chand, father of the deceased, accused police personnel of harassing Mohit.SP Ganga Ram Punia said that appropriate legal action would be taken after verification of allegations. — TNS
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The Tribune
Date
2021-10-29
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Karnal