A 35 year old Muslim man died while he was taken in police custody on Monday in Uttar Pradesh Sambhal town.
Irfan’s body was found at the Ratti police outpost of the Nakasa police station area.
The family and hundreds of locals protested Irfan’s death alleging foul play and police torture. Following the chaos, Security personnel from two police stations were deployed to maintain peace.
Upon receiving the devastating news the family was left in complete shock and overwhelmed with grief. A viral video captured their heart wrenching reactions as they arrived to see the body.
The visibly distraught wife of the victim, overwhelmed by shock and grief, said to the media, “ They took my husband to the police outpost where he was mercilessly beaten to death. We begged them and told them that he is unwell and he should be given some time to take medicines but they didn’t listen to us at all.”
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