Ghaziabad (UP): An FIR was lodged against four police personnel, including the Kanavani police outpost in-charge, over the death of an autorickshaw driver, officials said on Tuesday. The four police personnel have also been suspended. The FIR was lodged against Kanawani police outpost in-charge Amit Kumar and three other cops on the orders of Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra.
A group of autorickshaw drivers on Monday blocked traffic on CISF Road in Indirapuram for more than five hours, alleging that a colleague of them died of police beating. The cousin of the victim, identified as 25-year-old Dharam Pal Yadav, alleged that he was beaten by police at the outpost on Sunday night. Yadav had severe chest pain in the morning and was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared brought dead. All four personnel, including the outpost in-charge were suspended after investigation, the police said.
An FIR has been registered under Section 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections. Criticising the BJP regime, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav asked it to pay Rs 1 crore to the victim's wife and sought a government job for her. He also announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to her.
