A PRP personnel allegedly died by suicide inside Dehradun’s Raipur police station on Sunday, with his family suspecting foul play and demanding strict action against the police personnel on duty at the time.
Dehradun Police informed ANI that in connection with the death of Sunil Raturi, attached to Raipur police station, an autopsy was conducted by a panel of expert doctors.
According to the police, doctors mentioned hanging as the cause of death in the autopsy report. However, to ensure greater clarity regarding the cause of death and given the concerns raised by the family of the deceased, the viscera have been preserved and will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for further examination.
The entire matter will be subject to a judicial investigation by a judge.
Speaking to ANI, Jaya Baluni, Dehradun SP (rural), said Raturi was arrested after police received a call on the emergency helpline about a person refusing to pay for petrol and causing a disturbance.
“We received information on 112 that a person was refusing to pay for petrol and creating a disturbance while claiming to be a police officer. The person was arrested and later found unresponsive inside the prison. He was then declared dead at Coronation Hospital,” Baluni told ANI.
However, speaking to ANI, Raturi’s brother-in-law Akhilesh Dobhal claimed it was a case of custodial death and demanded strict action against all those who were present at the police station at that time.
He said: “We suspect it was a custodial death… We want strict action against everyone who was present at the police station at that time… They should have at least been suspended… I have changed the staff of the entire department… This means that the employees involved in this… Their names should be published through a statement.”
Meanwhile, SSP Dehradun, Pramendra Dobhal, has taken immediate action in the suspicious case related to the alleged suicide of PRD Jawan Sunil Raturi, who reportedly hanged himself using a blanket while in police custody at Raipur police station in Dehradun.
To ensure a transparent investigation into the matter, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Raipur Police Station, along with three police personnel stationed at the station, have been attached to the police lines with immediate effect.
Following the incident, Assistant Inspector Krishna Kumar Singh, who was posted from Dhalanwala Police Station for the duty of maintaining law and order, was suspended with immediate effect by SSP Dehradun for not behaving consistent with the dignity of his position while on duty. (that I)
