The Majlis Bachau Tahreek (MBT) has demanded enquiry through a Sitting Judge of the High Court into the custodial death of one Sajid, 28, a rickshaw-puller, who died allegedly due to use of third degree torture by the Nizamabad police.
In a letter written to Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday, MBT leader and ex-Corporator Amjed Ullah Khan said that the victim, Sajid, a resident of Nagaram of Nizamabad, was picked up by the police at about 9 AM on March 21 (Saturday) from his residence. He was taken to Town-I Police Station of Nizamabad in connection with some theft case.
“Circle Inspector Srinivasulu, Head Constable Srirama, Constable Nagaraju and other staff of the Town-I Police Station subjected him to third degree torture. Sajid was brutally beaten up and was inflicted severe physical and internal injuries. He was tortured till he fell unconscious. He was then referred to the local Government Hospital. Since his condition was extremely critical, the doctors at Government Hospital referred him to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. Since the police officials were trying to hush-up the case, they delayed his shifting and consequently, Sajid died on the way to hospital,” alleged Amjed Ullah Khan.
The MBT leader demanded a thorough probe into the incident through a Sitting Judge of High Court. “All the guilty police officials should be placed under suspension with immediate affect till the completion of enquiry and they should be severe punished for their crime. Sajid’s family should also be paid a compensation of Rs 5 lakh and since he was the sole bread earner, one member of his family should be given a government job and a house site,” he said.
Amjed Ullah Khan also alleged that the police officials of Nizamabad, in connivance with some leaders of TRS and MIM, have been trying to hush-up the matter by threatening Sajid’s family of dire consequences if they reveal the matter to the media and other authorities. “They even tried to take away the body from the Gandhi Hospital without conducting the post-mortem. On information, I reached the hospital and on my insistence the post-mortem was conducted on Sunday,” he said.
Stating that ignoring a similar incident of custodial death has ruined the careers of senior Congress leaders of Nizamabad in the past, he urged KCR to take immediate action as the incident happened in the constituency represented by his daughter K Kavitha. (INN)