20-year-old man dies in police custody in MP, 4 cops suspended

The deceased’s brother said Kishan was suffering from some breathing ailment. The actual cause of death was likely to be established in the post-mortem report

Published on: Sep 14, 2021, 13:17:34 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Four Madhya Pradesh Police personnel including a police station in-charge have been suspended following the custodial death of a suspected thief in Khandwa district on Monday night . This was the second case of custodial death in the state in the last seven days.

Madhya Pradesh government has suspended four police personnel and ordered a magisterial inquiry into the custodial death. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Representative use)

20-year-old Kishan Mankar, a resident of Daliya Khedi village of Khargone district, was arrested with two others at Omkareshwar on Monday evening in a case of bike theft.

“After interrogation, he ate food and later complained of uneasiness. He was rushed to a hospital where he died,” said Vivek Singh, superintendent of police (SP), Khandwa.

The deceased’s brother said Kishan was suffering from some breathing ailment. The actual cause of death was likely to be established in the post-mortem report.

Meanwhile, home minister Narottam Mishra said, “We have suspended four police personnel and ordered a magisterial inquiry in the matter.” Omkareshwar police station in-charge Ganpat Lal Kanel, sub inspector Mayaram and two constables were suspended on Tuesday morning.

This is the second instance of a custodial death in MP within a week. Earlier, a man from a tribal community died in a jail in Khargone district last Tuesday. After the family accused the police of torturing him, five police personnel and a jail superintendent were suspended while Khargone superintendent of police was removed for suspected lack of supervision.

(With inputs from Sunil Kehalkar from Khandwa)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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