Custodial death case: Source of poison traced, FIR to be lodged

The crime branch has traced the source of poison, which was consumed by a chain snatcher while in custody at LT Marg police station in January. However, the crime branch is yet to lodge a First Information Report (FIR) in the case.

The crime branch has traced the source of poison, which was consumed by a chain snatcher while in custody at LT Marg police station in January. However, the crime branch is yet to lodge a First Information Report (FIR) in the case.

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Two accused Shehzad Parmar, 21, and Shahbaz Shaikh, 28, were arrested by the LT Marg police station after they confessed to their involvement in several chain snatching cases in the city.

According to the crime branch officers, the duo had allegedly asked the contractor who supplied food to the inmates in LT Marg lock up to get them mosquito repellent claiming they were tormented by mosquitoes.

“They asked the contractor to get in touch with their uncle and ask him to get a mosquito repellent for them. The duo later consumed this,” said Himanshu Roy, joint commissioner of police (crime).

The officers, however, did not disclose names of the contractor or relatives in question as the investigation of the matter is still on. “We will lodge the FIR once we have finished our investigation,” said Roy.