Kanpur, July 27: A man was allegedly beaten to death at a police station in Hanspuram locality here tonight, triggering protest by locals who vandalised the police station and torched vehicles parked outside it.
Four policemen including the SHO of the police station, who are absconding, have been suspended and a case of murder is being registered against them on the basis of a complaint lodged by the son of the deceased, SP (crime) O P Singh said.
Jang Bahadur, who had been summoned to the police station for interrogation in connection with a theft case, fainted soon after he reached there and later died at a hospital, he said.
However, Jang Bahadur’s kin allege that he was badly beaten up by the police causing his death, the SP said.
—Agencies