A news story from Uttar Pradesh has caused a stir: in the capital Lucknow, the police had arrested Mohit Pandey over a minor dispute. At 11 pm the police picked up the accused, and at 1:30 pm information came out that his health had deteriorated, he died in the hospital during treatment, now there is a stir over this death. in police custody. It has been reported that the young man lost his life due to a police beating. This case is from Chinhat police station in Lucknow. After this incident, the young man’s family alleges that policemen from Chinhat police station beat Mohit so badly that he lost his life.
Let us tell you that Mohit had a small dispute with a person named Aadesh, it is alleged that Aadesh’s uncle is a local leader, so the police arrested Mohit under pressure. When his brother Shobharam reached the police station to meet Mohit, he was also detained. The police arrested Mohit at 11 pm, but recorded 1.30 am. Don’t you know what happened to Mohit between 11 and 1:30?
But in the CCTV footage that came out at 1.30 pm, Mohit’s health is deteriorating. Mohit was reportedly taken to Lohia Hospital, where he lost his life.
The family members made these accusations.
The family members allege that the police brutally beat Mohit and then took him to the hospital through a secondary route without informing the family. The entire family was shocked when they heard the news of Mohit’s death. No one would have imagined that Mohit would die in police custody over a minor dispute. In this entire matter, a case has been registered against police station in-charge Ashwini Vaibhav under section 302. Now the family is in bad condition. The family demands that strict action be taken against the accused. The family should be compensated Rs 50 lakh as maintenance. Mohit’s wife should get a government job. There should be a CBI investigation into the incident.
UP police have had these forehead scars before too
The motto of UP Police is: Security is your resolution, but I don’t know what kind of security it is or what kind of resolution it is for a person to die in custody. We tell you that this is not the first time that this stain has been placed on the forehead of the UP Police and given the circumstances, it does not seem that it will be the last.
Deaths in custody statistics
This is not the first time someone has died in the custody of the UP Police. Between 2018 and 2019, 12 people died in police custody. Between 2019 and 2020, 3 people lost their lives in police custody. Between 2020 and 2021, 8 people died in police custody. Even between 2021 and 2022, 8 people died in police custody. Between 2022 and 2023, 10 people lost their lives in police custody. If we talk about this year, that is, 2024, so far more than 4 people have lost their lives in police custody. Now UP politics is burning over these custodial deaths and the government is being cornered.
Political temperature rises over death in police custody
Politics are hot regarding death in police custody. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said in a post on The government, expert at changing names, should now change the name from ‘Police Custody’ to ‘Torture House’. Every demand from the victim’s relatives must be attended to, we are with them.
Priyanka Gandhi targeted
At the same time, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said police detained two youths in Lucknow and one died the next morning. This is the second death in UP Police custody in a fortnight. Relatives allege police killed their son. UP ranks first in the entire country in terms of deaths in custody. The BJP has established that kind of jungle in the state, where the police have become synonymous with brutality. Where should people expect justice where the guardians of the law are taking lives?
