UP man charged with minor’s rape discovered hanging in police custody

A 22-year-old man, arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a 16-year-old lady, was Wednesday discovered hanging within the lock-up of a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. The police claimed he hanged himself together with his shirt.
Superintendent of Police Kamlesh Kumar Dixit suspended the officer investigating the rape-and-kidnapping case, a sub-inspector, and two constables who had been current on the station when the accused allegedly “killed himself”.
The police mentioned the physique had been despatched for an post-mortem. Additional Superintendent of Police Anoop Kumar has been directed to conduct an inquiry into the matter, mentioned SP Dixit.
A resident of Banda, the person was booked for allegedly kidnapping the minor lady whereas visiting his sister in Hamirpur in April. On July 23, the police rescued the lady and bought her assertion recorded. According to the police, the person was arrested on Tuesday and was delivered to the police station.