CBI files chargesheet in Unnao custodial death
New Delhi/Lucknow, July 7: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against five men, including Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul Singh Sengar, in a case related to the death of a gangrape victim's father in police custody in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, an official said on Saturday.
Jaideep Singh alias Atul Singh Sengar, Vineet Mishra alias Vinay Mishra, Birendra Singh alias Baua, Ram Sharan Singh alias Sonu and Shashi Pratap Singh are chargesheeted under Section 302 (murder), Section 506 (criminal intimidation), Section 147 (rioting) and Section 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon) of the Indian Penal Code.
Section 149 (unlawful assembly), Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), Section 34 (criminal act done with common intention) and Section 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) are the other sections. One of the accused Shailu has been given a clean chit by the CBI.
All are residents of Sarai Thok Makhi of Unnao and are currently in judicial custody.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said further investigation in the case to look into the roles of others including the MLA is on.
The mother of the girl had accused the ruling party legislator of raping her 17-year-old daughter on June 4 last year. On April 8 this year, the victim tried to self-immolate near the house of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, after which the matter came to light.
The girl's father was being forced to withdraw the case against the MLA. Upon his refusal, he was picked up by police on April 9 and was allegedly roughed up by Atul Singh and his aides while in custody.
He was taken to the district hospital with 18 wounds and gashes, abdominal pain and vomiting. He died soon after.
The incident triggered a political storm and public outrage in the state. A magisterial probe has also been ordered by the district administration.
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Noida student's death: Family cries foul, police says autopsy confirms drowning
Noida (PTI): The family of a 21-year-old university student, who drowned at an abandoned construction site in Noida, Thursday alleged foul play saying there were marks on his body even as the police confirmed drowning as the cause of death.
According to a police statement, sand and water were found in the lungs of the deceased, identified as Harshit Bhatt, while his viscera has been preserved for further examination.
Bhatt, a final-year Bachelor of Physical Education student of the private university and a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, had drowned on Wednesday in a water-filled area at the abandoned construction site in Sector 94, under Sector 126 police station limits.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Saad Miyan Khan said the student had gone to the site along with four friends to celebrate the end of their examinations.
"During the outing, Bhatt entered a nearby water-filled pit to bathe and suddenly drowned," the officer said, adding that the incident was reported to Dial-112 by one of his companions.
Police and PRV personnel rushed to the spot and, with the help of local divers, retrieved him from the water and rushed him to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Khan said other students who had entered the water in an attempt to rescue him were safely pulled out and are stable.
Meanwhile, Bhatt's mother has alleged that there were black marks on his body, raising suspicion over the incident.
Police, however, said no formal complaint has been received from the family so far and action will be taken if any complaint is lodged.
An eyewitness, who assisted in the rescue, said he and others rushed to the spot after hearing cries for help and managed to pull out two students.
"They told us it was their last exam and they had come for a party. One of them went deeper into the water while bathing," the eyewitness said.
