Mysterious death of Shiroor Swamiji: No post mortem report even after one month
Udupi, Aug,18: One month has passed since the mysterious death of Shiroor seer Lakshmivara Theertha swamiji, but the final report of his autopsy report is still awaited.
On July 17 Shiroor seer was admitted to Gandhi hospital in Udupi with complaints of vomiting and other health ailments. Later he was shifted to KMC hospital for treatment where he breathed his last on July 19 at 8.30am.
Medical officer at the hospital has stated that the blood samples of the seer had poison. This had given raise to suspicion about seer's death. Seer's brother Latavya Acharya has filed a complaint in Hiriyadka police station. Police had questioned several people in this regard. They had took possession of Udupi and Moola mutt and had sent the samples to forensic lab.
Hospital had submitted the post mortem report on July 30. However, it is stated in the report that the final report will be given only after getting report from the forensic lab. But even after one month there is no news from forensic lab. This has further created many speculations. Police are still awaiting this report.
It is also said that till date no FIR has been registered in the case. At the time when even the news of a small accident or robbery reaches the court, it has no clue about Shiroor seer's death. Because, no FIR has registered in this case. How a person can get justice when his case is not heard by the court, questioned advocate Ravikiran Murudeshwar, appearing for Swamiji.
But police opines that there is no need to register another FIR in the case. If post mortem report suggests foul play then the complaint filed by deceased's brother will be converted into murder case. This has happened in the murder of Hussainabba, a cattle trader from Perdur.
The final report of forensic lab on Shiroor seer's death is yet to come. This is the first case where autopsy report is delayed by a month. As the deceased was a seer, it was expected that the autopsy report would be received without delay. As the report is delayed there is chance that the poisonous substance found in seer's body will be lost. Hence, forensic lab should give its final report as soon as possible.
Ravikiran Murudeshwar, Advocate
The final report from forensic lab is still awaited. Only after receiving this report doctors of Manipal Kasturba medical college will give their final report on Shiroor seer's post mortem.
Laxman Nimbargi, Superintendent of police, Udupi district.
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SHO, others booked on murder charge after man dies in police custody in Lucknow
Lucknow, Oct 27: Police on Sunday lodged an FIR on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy against the SHO of Chinhat police station here and others after the family of a 30-year-old man, who died in police custody, alleged that he was beaten to death by the cops, officials said.
The incident evoked a strong reaction from the opposition parties, with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav saying "the term police custody" should be changed to "torture house", while senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the "BJP has established such a jungle raj in the state where police have become synonymous with brutality".
A resident of Jainabad in the Chinhat area here, Mohit Kumar was arrested in connection with a case on Saturday. He died at a hospital while in custody following which his family members alleged police brutality as the cause of his death, police said.
Taking note of the complaint lodged by the victim's mother, an FIR under sections 103 (1) (Punishment for murder) and 61 (2) (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS has been registered against inspector Ashwani Chaturvedi, Station House Officer at the Chinhat police station, and others including some unidentified persons, Additional Commissioner of Police Vibhuti Khand Radha Ram Singh told reporters on Sunday.
A detailed probe is on into the matter, he said.
The exact cause of death will be ascertained after the post-mortem which will be videographed, the officer added.
A CCTV clip went viral on social media purportedly showing the victim lying in the lockup. The family members of the deceased accused the police of deliberately leaking only a small portion of the footage to save their back, claiming that Kumar was beaten to death by the cops.
According to the police, Kumar was rushed to a community health centre after he became unwell at the police station. From there he was referred to a bigger facility where he died, they said.
However, Shobharam, the victim's brother who claimed he was also taken into custody before being released later, alleged that the police mercilessly thrashed Kumar in front of him and sent him to the hospital only after he died.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the incident.
"This is the second news of death (read murder') in police custody in the last 16 days in the Uttar Pradesh capital. The government, which is an expert in changing names, should now change the name of 'police custody' to 'torture house'. Every demand of the victim's family must be met. We are with them," Yadav said in a post on X.
Reacting to the incident, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a post on X in Hindi, said, "In Lucknow, UP, the police detained two youths and one died the next morning. This is the second death in UP police custody in a fortnight. The family alleges that the police murdered their son."
"Uttar Pradesh ranks first in the country in terms of deaths in custody. The BJP has established such a jungle raj in the state where police have become synonymous with brutality. Where the lawkeepers themselves are taking lives. From whom should the public expect justice? " she said
Earlier, a 24-year-old man died in police custody after being arrested during a raid on a gambling den in Lucknow.
While Aman Gautam's family had accused the cops of beating him to death, police denied the allegations.
According to officials, a team of police personnel conducted a raid on Ambedkar Park in Sector 8 of Vikasnagar on October 11 night following reports of gambling activities.
"Two individuals, including Aman Gautam (24), were apprehended and taken into custody," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Jitendra Kumar Dubey had said on October 12.
"While being transported to the police station, Aman's condition deteriorated, and he was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival," the officer added.
Aman died due to police beatings, his family has alleged.
Meanwhile, spokesperson of the UP Congress Uma Shankar Pandey said, "The brutal murder of businessman Mohit Kumar in the lockup of Chinhat police station in Lucknow is extremely serious and infuriating."
"The family members are saying that the police have committed the murder under pressure from the ruling party," he claimed.
