Controversy over police custody death in Odisha thickens
The Hindu
Dalit youth was later declared brought dead at hospital
The controversy around the death of a Dalit youth, allegedly due to custodial torture in western Odisha district of Bargarh has thickened, with Opposition leaders and rights activists demanding the immediate sacking of police personnel involved in the case and prosecution under stringent sections of the IPC.
Gobinda Kumbhar (35) of Tora under the Bargarh town police station limit was picked up by police on September 24 night. However, he was taken to the Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) when he became serious in the police station. He was later declared brought dead at the hospital on Saturday morning.
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