Punjab: Robbery suspect ended life inside the lockup in Phillaur police station

According to Jalandhar Rural superintendent of police Harvinder Singh Virk, a judicial inquiry had been launched and the autopsy was carried out under the observation of a judicial magistrate

Arrested on Wednesday in a robbery case, a 30-year-old suspect allegedly ended his life inside the lock-up at Phillaur police station on Thursday.

Police have initiated proceedings under Section 196(2) (death in the police custody) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). (HT File)

Police said the man hanged himself from an iron bar with a piece of cloth. Jalandhar Rural superintendent of police Harvinder Singh Virk said a judicial inquiry had been launched and the autopsy was carried out under the observation of a judicial magistrate.

Police have initiated proceedings under Section 196(2) (death in the police custody) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and are recording statements of the family members.