19-yr-old held for ‘stealing cigarette’ dies, father demands CBI probe
India Today
The father of a 19-year-old prisoner arrested for 'stealing cigarette' demanded a CBI investigation into the case, alleging that his son was killed in jail.
The father of a 19-year-old undertrial prisoner, who died at a hospital here last week, on Wednesday alleged that his son was “killed” in the jail and demanded a CBI enquiry into the matter.
The jail authorities have, however, said “the death seems to be due to natural causes”.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Mohammad Yakub, a rickshaw-puller, said the police arrested his son Jishan for allegedly “stealing a cigarette packet from a shop”.
“He was lodged in Tihar Jail for three months. In between, we met Jishan twice, but he did not tell anything to us. On February 15, we received a call that ‘your son was serious’. When we reached the hospital, we saw that Jishan was dead. He was killed [in the jail]. We demand a CBI enquiry. Justice should be delivery to my son,” he said.
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Jan Hastakshep, a civil rights organisation which arranged the press conference, said that a case against Jishan, a resident of east Delhi, was registered on November 19, 2021 under sections 457 (lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment up to five years) and 380 (theft in dwelling, house etc. with provision of imprisonment extending up to 7 years) of the IPC.
“On February 15, Jishan’s parents received a call from Hari Nagar police station informing them that their son was unwell and had been admitted to DDU hospital.
