Faizabad, June 14 A Dalit prisoner was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Barabanki district jail on Saturday. While the police claimed that Sudarshan Gautam (60) died of a heart attack, his family accused the jail administration of beating him and denying medical care.
By the time two jail officials brought Gautam to the hospital, he was already dead, said an official at the jail hospital. Sources said Gautam might have died 10 to 12 hours before he was taken to hospital.
Gautam was serving a seven-year imprisonment term in an attempt to murder case, which was awarded to him two years ago. He is a resident of Churauliya Masauli village in Barabanki. His son, Ramanand, said that when he had met his father a week ago, he had complained of “inhuman behaviour of jail staff and daily torture” that he had to face. “Since we do not have money to pay the jail staff, they asked my ailing father to do heavy work. When he was unable to do so, they used to beat him,” he said.
Jail superintendent Ram Dhani, however, denied the allegations.
By the time two jail officials brought Gautam to the hospital, he was already dead, said an official at the jail hospital. Sources said Gautam might have died 10 to 12 hours before he was taken to hospital.
Gautam was serving a seven-year imprisonment term in an attempt to murder case, which was awarded to him two years ago. He is a resident of Churauliya Masauli village in Barabanki. His son, Ramanand, said that when he had met his father a week ago, he had complained of “inhuman behaviour of jail staff and daily torture” that he had to face. “Since we do not have money to pay the jail staff, they asked my ailing father to do heavy work. When he was unable to do so, they used to beat him,” he said.
Jail superintendent Ram Dhani, however, denied the allegations.
Source: Expressindia.com
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