Gangtok | Saturday, Nov 10 2007: Tension prevailed in the commercial hub of East Sikkim, Singtam
following the custodial 'suicide' of an alleged thief, last evening, police
said today. B Vishakarma (25) was arrested by Singtam police after local taxi
drivers accused him of stealing car audio systems, DIG (Range) Akshay Sachdeva
said.
Yesterday,
at about 1600 hrs, the accused hanged himself with his own undergarments,
inside the lockup's toilet, Mr Sachdeva added. While some locals have alleged
torture as being the cause for the custodial death, the DIG ruled out any such
foul play. Investigations were being conducted but so far, there has not been
any indication of foul play or torture, he stated and added that more
information will be available after the post-mortem.
The DIG,
however, said there might be negligence on the part of the Singtam police and
said that action will be taken against negligent officials if any. ''We will
definitely look into this,'' he said.
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