Express News Service
GIRIDIH: Taking swift action in connection with the case where a newborn was crushed to death by the police team who had gone to raid the house of an accused who had been absconding in an assault case in Giridih on Wednesday, five policemen were suspended after lodging FIR under sections related to culpable homicide.
“An FIR has been lodged under section 304 at Devri Police Satiation and all the five policemen, including the inspector, have been suspended. The officer in charge of the Devri Police station, who was on leave, has also been police line-closed,” said Giridih SP Amit Renu. The FIR was registered on the basis of the statement recorded by the family members of the deceased child. According to the family, the police raided their house by breaking the door open and tried to look at the shelf in the room by climbing the bed on which the child was sleeping, further resulting in the crushing of the child to death.
The incident took place at 3:20 am at Koshogodhodighi village under Devri Police Station in Giridih on Wednesday when police tried to nab Bhushan Pandey, who was absconding in an assault case. Meanwhile, villagers attacked the police team which had gone to Koshogodhodighi village to investigate the matter on Thursday and dragged them out alleging the visiting Sub-Inspector of trying to influence the case. Looking at the seriousness of the matter, Chief Minister Hemant Soren had taken cognizance of the matter, asking Giridih DC and SP to get the case investigated and report on the same.
State BJP legislative party leader Babulal Marandi, calling this incident an example of an autocratic and monstrous government in Jharkhand, had appealed to CM Soren to take immediate action in this regard before they start shielding the culprits.
GIRIDIH: Taking swift action in connection with the case where a newborn was crushed to death by the police team who had gone to raid the house of an accused who had been absconding in an assault case in Giridih on Wednesday, five policemen were suspended after lodging FIR under sections related to culpable homicide.
“An FIR has been lodged under section 304 at Devri Police Satiation and all the five policemen, including the inspector, have been suspended. The officer in charge of the Devri Police station, who was on leave, has also been police line-closed,” said Giridih SP Amit Renu. The FIR was registered on the basis of the statement recorded by the family members of the deceased child. According to the family, the police raided their house by breaking the door open and tried to look at the shelf in the room by climbing the bed on which the child was sleeping, further resulting in the crushing of the child to death.
The incident took place at 3:20 am at Koshogodhodighi village under Devri Police Station in Giridih on Wednesday when police tried to nab Bhushan Pandey, who was absconding in an assault case. Meanwhile, villagers attacked the police team which had gone to Koshogodhodighi village to investigate the matter on Thursday and dragged them out alleging the visiting Sub-Inspector of trying to influence the case. Looking at the seriousness of the matter, Chief Minister Hemant Soren had taken cognizance of the matter, asking Giridih DC and SP to get the case investigated and report on the same. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
State BJP legislative party leader Babulal Marandi, calling this incident an example of an autocratic and monstrous government in Jharkhand, had appealed to CM Soren to take immediate action in this regard before they start shielding the culprits.
