A 35-year-old Dalit man, taken in for theft, was found dead while in the custody of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Uttar Pradesh ‘s Gonda district. The incident prompted the suspension of three officials, who have also been booked for murder.

The victim, Sanjay Kumar Sonkar’s family, has claimed that his death was a result of custodial torture.

They alleged that he was beaten severely by the RPF personnel and was given electric shocks during interrogation. The officers reportedly placed the body in the mortuary without informing them.

The RPF had detained him on Tuesday, November 4, in connection with a recent oil theft case from a goods train at Barua Chak railway station.

Soon after, Sonkar was rushed to the government medical college by the RPF officials, where he was decla

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