Man Accused of Robbery Dies in Police Custody in Madhya Pradesh

Guna (Madhya Pradesh): A 25-year-old man died in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Monday, police said. 

The deceased identified as Devendra Pardi (25) was an accused in a robbery and theft case. The incident occurred at Myana police station in the district on Sunday.

Inspector General of Police (IG, Gwalior Zone) Arvind Saxena said that the accused was brought to the police station for questioning on Sunday.  

“During the interrogation, Pardi told the police that his health was deteriorating, following which he was brought to the district hospital in Guna but he died there,” the police official was quoted as saying to news agency ANI.  

Judicial Probe on 

The official added that the post-mortem of the victim has been done and the cause of the death will be known after getting the report. He also mentioned that a judicial probe is on as per the provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita (BNS). 

"Since the accused died in police custody. Therefore, under the provision of BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita), a judicial inquiry is going on and Panchnama has been done. The post-mortem of the accused was also completed and now whatever facts are revealed in the judicial inquiry," he said.

The police nabbed Devendra Pardi from his house in Guna's Bilakhedi village.