A 22-year-old engineering student died after being beaten allegedly by two police constables in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, The Hindu reported on Friday.

Udit Gaayki, a final-year B Tech student, was reportedly assaulted around 1.30 am on the night of Thursday and Friday while returning from a party.

The two police personnel, identified as Santosh Bamniya and Saurabh Arya, who were on night patrol, have been suspended, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bhopal Zone-2 Vivek Singh told The Hindu .

“They had broken a bottle on the road after which the constables on bike patrolling approached them,” the newspaper quoted Singh as saying. “While the other two boys fled on their two-wheeler, Udit started running after seeing the cop.”

He added that the police personnel caught hold of him in a

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