MP-CUSTODIAL DEATH-NOTICE - MPHRC issues notice to Khandwa SP over death of theft suspect in police custody

Contributed by NAMPA / PTI.

Bhopal, Jun 23 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has issued a notice to the superintendent of police (SP) of Khandwa district over the death of a theft suspect in police custody and has directed him to submit a report in the matter within two months, an official said on Thursday.
Family members of the 65-year-old man, who was accused of vehicle theft, have claimed that policemen did not allow him to take his blood pressure medicine, following which he died in custody on Wednesda ...