Mangaluru: Rights body demands probe into activist’s death

Mangalore | Friday | 21st September, 2018

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Police have failed to register an FIR against the accused inspector, nor has the government taken any steps in this regard. After 10 minutes, an unconscious D’Souza was moved to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Even after 39 months, nothing has been done to investigate his cause of death. D’Souza’s death was reported on July 2, 2015, when he had gone along with Stany Fernades to Mangaluru Rural police station with regards to a family dispute case.“The station officer had allegedly dragged D’Souza to a room and beaten him up. MANGALURU: People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) on Friday alleged that the state government has not done anything to investigate the alleged custodial death of David D’Souza , who was a human rights activist and president of PUCL, Dakshina Kannada in 2015.National vice-president of PUCL, alleged that senior police officers are shielding their counterparts in the case..