Probe ordered after 82-year-old man dies during police raid at his house

November 27, 2022 18:35

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An investigation was ordered after an 82-year-old man allegedly died of cardiac arrest on Sunday when police raided his house in the dead of the night in search of his son, an accused in a cattle smuggling case, in Jharkhand's Khunti district, an officer said.

Residents of Rodo village in Torpa police station area alleged that the man died after police pushed him while entering the house.

Khunti's superintendent of police Aman Kumar said that a magistrate-level investigation will be conducted into the case.

A special police team reached the village, around 60 km from capital Ranchi, around 1 am to arrest one Izhar Ahmed alias Kallu, an accused in a cattle smuggling case.

As the search was underway, Kallu's father Md Nizamuddin suddenly fell on the floor and died. Police said he died of cardiac arrest, while villagers alleged that he died after police pushed him.

Local sources said that the irate villagers gheraoed the police personnel who were conducting the raid.

They were released after a team led by sub-divisional officer Aniket Sachan and deputy superintendent of police Omprakash Tiwary reached the village and spoke to the villagers. -- PTI

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