Police officers in custodial death of Dalit woman dismissed in Telangana
The Hindu
The 45-year-old woman died in custody allegedly for torture during a robbery investigation.
Three police officers of the Addagudur police station, involved in the custodial death of Dalit woman A. Mariyamma last month, have been dismissed from service on Tuesday following an inquiry, Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat said in a brief statement on Wednesday. “Sub-Inspector V. Maheshwar, Constables M. A. Rasheed Patel and P. Janaiah, who were placed under suspension, are dismissed from the service as per Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution and 25(2) of the TS Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,” it read. Mr. Bhagwat had placed the officers under suspension on June 22, four days after the 45-year-old woman died in custody allegedly for torture during a robbery investigation. Her son Uday Kumar and his friend Shankar, who were also picked for the probe suffered injuries in custody and later admitted to hospital.A group of 13 men from Dakshin Datta Para village in Nadia district, West Bengal, busy transplanting paddy has been catching the eye of many in Mayildathurai district in recent days. A video clip of the Bengali migrant agricultural workers Singing Hindi and Bengali songs while planting paddy at Nallathukudi village here has gone viral.
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