Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): Puri Superintendents of Police Akhileshwar Singh was transferred and attached to SP, Headquarters, subsequent to alleged custodial death of an accused in Puri town.
Whereas, Sambalpur SP Kanwar Vishal Singh has been transferred and posted as SP, Puri.
Notably, an accused K Ramesh of 33 year old of Loknath Road area in Puri town died allegedly due to police excesses. However, Akhileshwar Singh had said that Ramesh was arrested by Baselisahi police for interrogation for attempting a crime in Mangalaghat area.
He sustained injuries during tussle with the cops and was admitted to the district headquarters hospital, where his condition deteriorated and he died during treatment, Singh said.
On the other hand, Ramesh’s kin’s verdict differs widely. According to them he was picked up by police from his house and died of torture by the cops. His family members further alleged that they were not allowed to see the body while police conducted the cremation instead of handing over the body to them after post-mortem.
