18-yr-old detainee ends life in Danta police custody

Palanpur: A tribal youth, who was caught at night near Hadad in Danta taluka by police patrol team took his own life in suspicious circumstances while in police custody. Following the mysterious death, tribal villagers have demanded strict action against the policemen who they allege had tortured the youth to death.
During the wee hours of Tuesday night, Hadad police patrol team detained two youths — Bhavesh Meghlabhai Dhrangi (18) and Vipul Palubhai Dabhi — after the duo was found moving in the area under suspicious circumstances and also refused to stop when the police chased them. Finally cops apprehended the duo, natives of Bosa village in Abu Road taluka of Sirohi district of Rajasthan, and brought them to Hadad police station for questioning. While they were kept in the police lock-up, cops booked them under Section,102, 41-1(D) of IPC.
However, Bhavesh Dhrangi was found dead in the morning after he hanged himself inside the lock-up. News of his death spread like wildfire and agitated villagers reached the police station, demanding strict action against those policemen who were responsible for his death. Revealing the sequence of events, ASP Sushil Agrawal of Banaskantha told media persons that whatever happened on that night has been captured by the CCTV cameras. While an inquiry has been ordered under judicial magistrate, the body has been sent for postmortem to Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA from Danta, Kantibhai Kalabhai Kharadi also demanded justice for the family of the deceased youth. “We demand proper inquiry into the death of the youth and the reasons that led him to end his life in such a manner. We also demand justice for his family,” said Kharadi. Police sub-inspector of Ambaji, PK Limbchiya, said that the postmortem took four hours which had been videographed for evidence in in court. He further said that even the other youth attempted to kill himself but was saved by the police.