Manipur man dies in custody locals storm police station
- | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019
Upon hearing of Saratkumar's death, they stormed the police station and attempted to pull down the gate. "I have been inside the lockup, where police say he hanged himself, with forensic experts. "Saratkumar, a resident of Khodrak Mayai Leikai committed suicide by hanging himself with a torn bedsheet inside lockup on Sunday night," Keibul police said.Locals, however, did not buy this explanation. Police then fired tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd. IMPHAL: Locals stormed the Keibul police station near the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Bishnupur district on Monday after a villager died in police custody.Heisnam Saratkumar, 48, had been detained by Keibul police and Manipur forest department personnel on February 14 on charges of killing a wild boar, protected under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, inside the national park.
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