Road block, ruckus in Golmuri against alleged death due to police beating

Locals accuse Golmuri Police of beating Naushad mercilessly causing his death, block Golmuri Main Road demanding action, enquiry, compensation

Jamshedpur: Death of a person Naushad, who allegedly died due to police beating, sparked a huge public protest and ruckus in Golmuri. The locals blocked the Golmuri Main Road demanding action against the responsible police officers.

According to locals, the police had rounded up Naushad in connection with a theft case recently and had allegedly beaten him mercilessly.

Irate locals blocked the road and started demonstrating.

The locals said that after beating him up mercilessly the police left him in MGMCH without registering any case. The family members were informed by the hospital and asked to take him to TMH.

The locals said that after treating him at TMH for a couple of days the family was again asked to take him to RIMS. When they took him there he died soon after admission in RIMS.

The family and the locals allege that Naushad had died due to merciless police beating.

The police have reportedly denied that they had beaten him in any way and that they were in any way responsible for his demise.

The irate locals assembled and blocked Golmuri Main Road. They demanded action against the responsible police officers and demanded adequate compensation to the family of the deceased.

The stand-off between the locals and the police officers present at the place was continuing till the filing of this report.