Locals gherao policemen over death of vegetable vendor in Aligarh

A crowd gathered and shouted anti-police slogans around a police outpost in Jalalpur locality in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city over the death of a vegetable vendor who was allegedly thrashed by two policemen for violating lockdown. The 18-year-old vendor was allegedly thrashed by two policemen on Sunday and he succumbed to injuries on Wednesday morning.

Aligarh: A large number of people gathered around a police outpost in Jalalpur locality in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city over the death of a vegetable vendor who was allegedly thrashed by two policemen for violating lockdown.

The protesters, who were shouting anti-police slogans, were dispersed and the situation was brought under control after police reinforcements reached the spot on Wednesday evening.

According to the family members of the victim, Luvkush was allegedly thrashed by the two policemen on Sunday for violating lockdown imposed across the country to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The 18-year-old vendor succumbed to injuries on Wednesday morning, they said.

SP Abhishek Kumar told media persons that an enquiry has been initiated into the incident and action will be taken if the charge of police excess is established.

He said the cause of death will only be ascertained after his postmortem report comes.

Kumar said a sample had also been taken to test whether the victim was suffering from coronavirus.

PTI Report