Mysuru: Accused jumps off police van, dies; 5 cops suspended

MYSURU: Five police personnel attached to Yelandur and Agara Mamballi stations in Chamarajanagar district have been suspended after an arrested youth succumbed to injuries he had sustained while trying to escape from police custody.
Ningaraju N, 23, a resident of Kunturu Mole village, was on Tuesday picked up in connection with a missing person’s complaint lodged by a girl’s father. He was charged with kidnapping the minor girl.
When Mamballi police were taking him to the station, Ningaraju jumped from the moving police vehicle near Yariyur village.
The accused is said to have sustained severe head injuries in the fall. He was rushed to hospital where he died, police said.
Based on a complaint lodged by Ningaraju’s mother, Mahadevamma, an FIR was registered against three police officers. In her complaint, she has alleged that her son was tortured to death by police.
Following the death, villagers of Kunturu Mole held a protest in front of Yelandur police station.
On Wednesday, five police personnel were suspended on charges of dereliction of duty and a departmental inquiry was ordered. The case has been handed over to the CID for further investigation. The suspended cops include a circle inspector and a sub inspector.
SP TP Shivakumar confirmed the suspension.