A 52-year-old man died in police custody after allegedly being thrashed by the cops inside a police station in Kochi, reports said on Monday. A police officer has been suspended in connection with the incident.

As per reports quoting eyewitness, the deceased, identified as Manoharan—a resident of Irupanam in Kochi— was thrashed by the policemen after he was taken into police custody for failing to stop his vehicle for inspection during a regular check on Saturday night. They claimed that Manoharan, despite being sober, was accused of drunk driving and taken to the police station and slapped by the police as soon as he removed his helmet. The cops also purportedly assaulted him inside the premises.

However, the police have refuted the allegations and claimed that Manoharan collapsed inside the Hill Palace Police Station after he was taken into custody for failing to stop his vehicle during a regular inspection on Saturday night.

They said that Manoharan collapsed in the police station and was taken to the Tripunithura Taluk Hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Kochi where he passed away.

Refuting accusations of assault, the police said they have security camera footage as proof that the deceased was not thrashed by the policemen inside the police station premises.

The police have also cited the post-mortem report which states that Manoharan died of a cardiac arrest and also suffered from heart-related issues.

Meanwhile, the state human rights commission has also registered a case and directed the Kochi city police commissioner to conduct an investigation and submit a report in the incident.

Following the death, the family of the deceased and the Opposition parties protested outside the station.

A senior police official said that an officer of Sub-Inspector rank has been suspended and further investigation of the case is underway.

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Yet again! A shocking incident has been reported from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat, where a man died in police custody at Rania police station. However, the real cause of his death inside the police station premises is still not known yet.

Soon after the victim died, his family rushed to the police station and created a ruckus, accusing the officers of killing him by using their power. The video which has been shared by the internet on Twitter also goes viral, where some people along with police officials were seen taking the deceased’s body outside the police station.

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Take a look at the viral video of a family creating a ruckus at Rania police station after a man died in custody

The user who shared the clip on the internet also captioned the post in Hindi that reads a young man died in the custody of UP police. The case pertains to the Rania police station of Kanpur Dehat. The victim’s family alleges that the condition of the youth first deteriorated in police custody. The police took him to the hospital for treatment. Where the doctors declared the young man dead. the user added.

In the video, it can be seen that the police staking out the victim’s dead body in a big black plastic bag. While some of the deceased’s family members tried to stop them at the gate.

Ever since the video was shared on the internet, it has gained a lot of views, likes and shares in no time. Many internet users also bombarded the comment section to share their opinion about the incident.

One of the users wrote in Hindi that reads police stations of Uttar Pradesh have become graveyards, and people die there every day in police custody. Such the cruel face of the police comes to the fore. Another user commented that police in UP becoming more dangerous than goons. While the third user asked the state government to take strict action against those who are responsible for the crime.

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