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Girl dies by suicide after abuse and torture from UP police

Amid another alleged case of police brutality, a girl died by suicide abuse and torture from police over accusations of stealing products from a store.

The incident took place in the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh where a 21-year-old girl hanged herself on the morning of 8th August after she along with two of her other friends were held in the police station for interrogation which went on for almost eight hours.

The now-deceased girl and the two friends were accused of theft by local store owners of the market who dragged them to the police station on 7th August’s afternoon. According to the family members of the girl, the police mentally abused and harassed the three friends for hours together over the matter. They alleged that not more than one lady constable was involved in the case and was physically present while the three were being questioned. Furthermore, they said that the male police officers tortured the girls after cooking rumours about them.

The sister of the girl who died said, “The police tortured her and made up a story. They grabbed her from the market, where they beat her. They took her to the police station, locked the doors and beat her again. More than the lady police officer, the male police officer beat her up.”

With an order to summon in the police station back on the next morning, the three girls were allowed to go home later on August 7th by the police station in-charge. The girl allegedly hanged herself upon being told to report to the station again, the sister of the girl said, adding the silence of the police on the matter.

“The police have not said anything to us so far and we found no suicide note,” she said.

The Additional Superintendent of Jalaun Police informed that the suicide case has been reported but any investigation or inquiry regarding the issue would disclose the details, refusing to speak anything else on it.

In a statement tweeted by the Jalaun police through its official handle, the ASP said, “We have got information from OraiKotwali Police Station that a girl died by suicide. A post-mortem is underway. After we get this report and conduct an inquiry to get all facts, we will make a statement.”

The death of the girl ignited a wave of anger from the local villagers and residents of the area along with the parents of the youngster. They protested around the premises of the police station in question for long hours for torturing the girl and pushing her to this extent.