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This is an archive article published on January 20, 2011

Dalit youth dies in police station,probe ordered

Sanjiv Kumar alias Sipu,a Dalit boy and resident of Fajjupura village in Gurdaspur district,died mysteriously inside the Dhariwal police station.

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Sanjiv Kumar alias Sipu,a Dalit boy and resident of Fajjupura village in Gurdaspur district,died mysteriously inside the Dhariwal police station on Wednesday,where he was lodged on theft charges. While the police termed it a case of suicide,a judicial inquiry has been ordered and three policemen suspended.

According to reports,the police arrested Sanjiv on the complaint of one Raj Kumar who claimed his mobile phone shop had been burgled and that he suspected Sanjiv.

Claiming that Sanjiv was innocent,his family alleged that he was tortured by the police,which led to his death. Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Varinderpal Singh,meanwhile, said Sanjiv committed suicide. “He used the string of his underwear to hang himself from a water tap,” he said.

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The SSP,however,confirmed that they had suspended ASI Amarjit Singh,Constable Harpinder Singh and Constable Parminder Singh for negligence.

He added that he took up the matter with the Gurdaspur session judge and a judicial probe had been ordered into the matter.

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