A 25-year-old Dalit man named Sridhar died hours after he was questioned by the MGR Nagar police in Chennai on Thursday, July 13. In the last two years, this is the third instance in Chennai, where an individual has died hours after police interrogation. Sridhar was first taken in for questioning regarding a theft on July 12 and was asked to come again the next day. Sridhar, who was a sanitation worker, was accompanied by his wife Manju to the station on July 13 and returned home by 1:15 pm. Shortly after, he complained of a burning sensation in his chest and was taken to the KK Nagar Government Hospital where he eventually died.
Sridhar’s family members have raised questions regarding the circumstances leading to his death and are waiting for the post-mortem report. The post-mortem, which was undertaken at the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital, was completed earlier on Friday, July 14, and Sridhar’s body was handed over to his family but the report is still awaited. The post-mortem report will ascertain whether Sridhar has suffered any injuries on his body.
Speaking to TNM, Sridhar’s mother Meena said that her son is survived by his 11-months-old daughter and wife. She added that after the police inquiry on Thursday, her son was vomiting and foaming, following which his wife Manju had rushed him to a hospital. “When he was brought back from the hospital, at home he was vomiting. I hadn’t closely inspected him to confirm if there were external injuries or not. We will base our suspicion based on the post-mortem report,” Meena told TNM.
Meanwhile, the police issued a statement saying that Sridhar suffered seizures on July 13 which resulted in his death. The police also noted that he received treatment for gastric trouble when his wife had taken him to the hospital when he first complained of chest pain. The statement further said that Sridhar was brought dead to the ESI hospital after he developed seizures. A complaint has been filed by Manju and an investigation is underway into Sridhar’s death…
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