Custodial Death in Bangalore

[Ashok Agrwaal]

THE HINDU

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/article3464457.ece

Man in Kerala police custody dies in Yelahanka BSF camp

BANGALORE, May 28, 2012

 

Staff Reporter

A 30-year-old man identified as Ashok, who was brought to the city in the custody of a police team from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Border Security Force's training facility at Yelahanka here on Sunday morning.

According to city police sources, he was found hanging from a piece of his own clothing inside a toilet at the BSF Guest House where he had been lodged by his Kerala police escorts.

Joint Commissioner of Police B. Dayanand said that Ashok was in the custody of a team from Thiruvananthapuram's anti-piracy squad, which was led by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.

Piracy charge

The detainee, a resident of Banashankari III Stage here, had surrendered before a magistrate on May 22 along with his father Sudhakar (58) at Thiruvananthapuram in a case involving the production and sale of pirated CDs and DVDs. Mr. Dayanand said that a case of custodial death under section has been registered under the Code of Criminal Procedure at the Yelahanka (Old Town) Police Station. A Judicial Magistrate is conducting an inquest and the post-mortem reports are awaited. The magistrate will record the Kerala police's statements on Monday.

“As per law, when a suspect is in police custody, nothing prevents the police from lodging the detainee at a place of their choice — it can be a hotel, lodge or in this case the BSF Guest House,” Mr. Dayanand said and added that the Kerala police team had also followed due procedure with the BSF authorities at Yelahanka. Ashok's lawyer here said that his client's relatives have sought a judicial inquiry into the custodial death.

Camcorder recordings

The anti-piracy cell had arraigned Ashok and his father as accused in the case on the charge of making camcorder recordings of the 2011 Malayalam film, “Swapna Sanchari”, and selling the print to movie pirates in the country and abroad. According to police, they bribed the staff of cinemas in Karnataka to hold special shows for them at odd hours to illegally record newly released Malayalam films.

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