Telangana CM tells DGP to probe ‘custodial death’
The Hindu
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Taking a serious note of the death of a Dalit woman while in police custody, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has instructed Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy to inquire into the incident and take stringent action against those found guilty. The police inquiry should bring out the facts and the personnel responsible for the incident should be removed from service if need be, the Chief Minister said. He termed the death of Mariamma, a Dalit woman from Chintakakani of Madhira constituency in Khammam district, as highly painful and said the government would not tolerate such incidents. The Chief Minister asserted that the government would help the son and daughters of the deceased. Mariamma’s son Uday Kiran would be provided a government job and a house along with exgratia of ₹15 lakh. He directed the officials concerned to provide ex gratia of ₹10 lakh each to her two daughters. The DGP was instructed to visit Chintakakani to know first hand about the custodial death and console the family members of the victim.
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