NCW indicts cops in Dalit woman’s death

KANPUR: The National Commission for Women (NCW), which had been investigating the case of Dalit girl’s death in police custody, on Tuesday, indicted the Farrukhabad

KANPUR: The National Commission for Women (NCW), which had been investigating the case of Dalit girl’s death in police custody, on Tuesday, indicted the Farrukhabad police.

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A Dalit woman, 20, had alleged that the son of a politician abducted and raped her in 2014. She was jailed three times and suffered fatal injuries when police arrested her a fourth time on April 29. The 20-year-old died on May 9.

She was arrested last for possessing 500 grams of charas when she was on way back her home after meeting Nilabja Chowdhary, DIG Kanpur range.

She had feared she could be implicated in a fake case and even could be killed. Chowdhary on her complaint had instituted an inquiry under ASP Cantt Khyati Garg.

The NCW team directed the team to shift the investigation from Farrukhabad to Kanpur police and arrest the BSP candidate Mahendra Katiyar and his son immediately.