70-YEAR-OLD MAN FOUND DEAD IN POLICE STATION

BUXAR: A 70-year-old man was found dead in the premises of a police station in Bihar’s Buxar early Thursday morning, hours after he was arrested the previous night in connection with a fight between local residents, police said.

According to police, Yamuna Singh of Kopwan hanged himself using a towel in the computer room of the Koran Sarai police station where he was kept. He was later taken to Buxar sadar hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

Buxar superintendent of police (SP) Neeraj Kumar Singh said he has suspended Koran Sarai police station house officer Junaid Alam. “We are examining video footage of the police station. Further action will be taken after that,” he said.

Autopsy report is awaited, police said.

Meanwhile, the man’s family members have alleged that he was beaten to death. Locals took to the streets in protest and blocked Dumraon-Vikramganj road for two to three hours, demanding justice for the deceased.

Arun Singh, son of the deceased, told reporters, “My father died in custody due to police torture.”