JD(U) Dalit leader found hanging inside Bihar police station

A Dalit leader of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of the toilet at Nagarnausa police station in Nalanda district after he was picked up for interrogation in connection with the kidnapping of a girl.

Biharsharif:A local leader of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, Ganesh Ravidas, was found hanging from the ceiling of the toilet at Nagarnausa police station in Nalanda district late on Thursday night.

The deceased, who was the block president of the party's Mahadalit cell was picked up for interrogation in connection with the kidnapping of a girl.

As the news of the death spread to his village on Friday, his supporters stormed the police station and began hurling stones, leaving a few policemen injured. The villagers alleged that it was a suicide abetted by custodial torture.

Based on the accusations, three police personnel have been arrested in connection with the Dalit politician's death and a case has been registered against them by the family members of the deceased under the SC/ST Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The villagers alleged that Ravidas had helped the girl marry the man she loved and take shelter in some far-off city, much to the chagrin of her father who had lodged a case of abduction.

The locals further alleged that the police had been in cahoots with the girl's father and putting pressure on Ravidas to divulge her whereabouts.

Meanwhile, DIG, Central Range, Rajesh Kumar rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation and upon his instructions, the SHO of Nagarnausa Kamlesh Kumar, Additional Sub-Inspector Balwinder Rai and Chowkidar Sanjay Paswan have been placed under arrest.

JD(U) national president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also belong to the same district.