Custody death: Jifri's family to move court
The CBI has invoked IPC Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) in the case. The family has alleged that the chargesheet has shielded senior police officers who are responsible for the death. The chargesheet had named a SCPO and four CPOs attached to the Dansaf team and former Tanur SI as accused.
"How can murder charges be dropped in a death which happened due to custodial torture? We suspect if moves have been made to protect some senior officers. The medical report had clearly stated that the death was due to torture and as such the dropping of section 302 is suspicious," Jifri's brother Harris Jifri said.TNN
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