Bihar: Man who 'killed' girl dies by suicide in police lock-up

GAYA: A murder case accused died by suicide in the Imamganj police station lock-up Thursday night. The accused, Shankar Das, was arrested in connection with the murder of his alleged girlfriend, 17-year-old girl Sonam Kumari, from Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He had confessed to his crime.
Gaya SSP Harpreet Kaur said policemen came to know about it at 5.45am on Friday. "An inquiry by a magistrate is being conducted in view of the order of court and the National Human Rights Commission in the case of custodial death. The body was sent for autopsy with death review report prepared by the magistrate after proper inspection of the body," the SSP said.
She added, "Shankar had used his trousers which he was wearing to hang self. The lock-up has CCTV camera and a chowkidar was deputed to keep a watch on the accused. On the basis of evidence, after the inquiry, action would be taken against those found guilty."
Sonam was a student of Class XII at Raniganj high school. Her body with stab marks was recovered from village Bageya on September 4. A case was lodged with Imamganj police station on Sunday. Police arrested the local boy Shankar on Thursday and also seized his bloodstained clothes.