PATNA: A 23-year-old man, who was working in direction of hospital after being bitten by snake, died in Kaimur district on Thursday, following a protracted detention halfway by police, who suspected he had consumed liquor.
The members of the family of sufferer Ram Lakhan Prasad alleged the police suspected that he was working away to flee arrest for consuming liquor, and detained him.
They alleged the police demanded Rs 2,000 for his launch and saved him detained for over three hours until his elder brother rescued him after giving “Rs 700 to the cops”. Subdivisional police officer (SDPO) Shiv Shankar Kumar, nevertheless, denied the claims of bribery.
Kaimur superintendent of police Lalit Mohan Sharma mentioned he had ordered an inquiry into the matter. “The SDPO has been requested to probe into the incident and submit a report inside three days. Actions in opposition to the officers, if discovered responsible, can be taken as soon as we get the probe report,” he mentioned.
The household mentioned Prasad was bitten by a snake on their agricultural discipline at Nimiyatand village underneath Chainpur police station on Wednesday evening.
Prasad then began working in direction of the closest hospital, solely to be stopped by a police patrol automobile, in accordance with the members of the family, who alleged he was detained on the cost of unlawful ingesting.
“My brother repeatedly informed the cops that he was bitten by a snake, and that he was working to achieve the close by hospital, however they didn’t pay heed and demanded Rs 2,000 in lieu of his launch. This wasted plenty of treasured time resulting in my brother’s dying,” elder brother Joginder Bind alleged on Friday.
Bind added he was irrigating crops on the sector when Prasad referred to as him to carry cash. “I, one way or the other, organized Rs 700 by midnight and rushed to the detention spot on cycle. Quickly after his launch, I admitted him to the native authorities hospital, however he had collapsed by then and died on Thursday,” he mentioned.
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