Dadri lynching suspect dies in jail
NOIDA: The Dadri beef lynching probe plunged into fresh controversy on Tuesday when one of the 15 suspects jailed for the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq died in custody.Jail officials said it was likely that Ravin, a 22-year-old Bisada resident, was suffering from dengue or chikungunya but the youth’s mother blamed police for his death, accusing them of negligence. Ravin, who was arrested on December 21 last year, had been down with fever for four days in Greater Noida’s Luksar jail. When his condition deteriorated on Tuesday morning, he was taken to the district hospital in Noida and from there referred to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital, where he passed away around 6pm due to kidney and respiratory failure, doctors said.
“When Ravin had fever for several days, why was he taken to hospital when the situation became critical?” asked Nirmala, his mother. “My son died. He had committed no crime. I want justice.” Ravin is survived by his wife and a six-month-old daughter.
District magistrate N P Singh said he had sought a report from the jail superintendent. “This is a very sad incident and we are looking into it. We have formed a committee to examine the matter,” he said.
Dr J C Passey, medical superintendent of LNJP Hospital, told TOI, “The patient was rushed to our hospital at 12 pm in critical condition. He had acute fever and kidney dysfunction. Despite our best efforts, he died within a few hours.” He said blood samples of Ravin had been sent for dengue and chikungunya tests. “Until the reports come, we cannot comment on the cause of death. He died due to kidney and respiratory failure,” Passey said.
Dharmendra Singh, the Gautam Budh Nagar police chief, said, “We received information the accused was suffering from a suspected case of dengue and died in the evening. We are looking into the issue.” Luksar jail superintendent M L Yadav did not respond to repeated calls and messages asking for his response.
Following the news of his death, a group of men gathered at the village temple in Bisada and protested. Police rushed personnel to Bisada to keep the situation under control.
Source: TOI
