Two cops suspended, SHO attached over ‘custodial death’ in Jammu

JAMMU, Feb 02 : A station house officer of a police station was removed from his position, while two cops were placed under suspension following a suspect’s death in custody here, police said on Friday.
The Jammu’s district magistrate has also been requested to initiate a magisterial inquiry into the incident, they said.

Sahil Saini, a resident of Nagri area of Kathua district, was arrested in a case related to theft on January 30 and was found dead under suspicious circumstances the next day at Gandhi Nagar police station while being on a four-day police remand.