Tailor ends life by jumping before a moving train

LUCKNOW: A 63-year-old man, Nazar Mohammed, ended his life by jumping before a moving train in Sadar area allegedly due to harassment by police here on Tuesday night. The family members of the deceased have accused a sub-inspector of Thakurganj police station of demanding bribe from the deceased.

The deceased’s wife Khursheed Jahan said that her youngest son Azhar had eloped with a girl from the neighbourhood in Shivpuri colony of Thakurganj on April 13. She said a sub-inspector and some constables regularly visited their house and beat up her husband to mount pressure for Azhar’s arrest. “We assured to let them known them on getting any information about Azhar’s whereabouts but the subinspector demanded ₹1 lakh for not harassing my family,” she alleged.

She said her husband, who ran a tailor shop, gave the cop ₹10,000 and promised to give the remaining amount in two days. She said her husband left the house on Tuesday afternoon telling her that he was going to arrange for the money. “We later received information that he had committed suicide by jumping before a moving train,” she said.

The victim’s body was found lying on a railway track behind Sadar market area and his identity was ascertained from documents recovered from his clothes. The victim’s brother Mohd Shafiq ascertained his identity. He alleged that his brother committed suicide due to police harassment.

Additional SP (West), Vikas Chandra Tripathi however turned down the allegations levelled against the police and said the police team regularly visited the victim’s house to know the whereabouts of Azhar who is wanted in a girl’s elopement case.

KIN OF THE DECEASED HAVE ACCUSED A SUBINSPECTOR OF THAKURGANJ POLICE STATION OF DEMANDING BRIBE FROM HIM