Eloped boy kills self in police custody

Jaipur, June 28: A 22-year-old youth, who was caught in Agra with his girlfriend, allegedly committed suicide in police custody at Kotwali police station here yesterday.

According to police, Ritesh Patidar(22) who had eloped with a 17-year-old girl from his neighbourhood on May 11, was caught and brought here from Agra along with the girl yesterday.

He killed himself by stabbing a sharp-edged piece of a broken glass in the Kotwali premises while the policemen were in the process to record the girl’s statement.

He was rushed to Udaipur in serious condition where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment, the police said.

—-Agencies