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Cops claim deceased youth had no links with Karchhana violence
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Prayagraj: The Prayagraj police Wednesday clarified that the 25-year-old youth, who died at SRN Hospital late Tuesday night, had nothing to do with Karchhana violence and police actions.
The police were forced to issue a statement after a group of unknown people had uploaded a video on social media alleging that Sunil, a resident of Singhpur Khurd, died at SRN hospital due to police highhandedness after the Sunday's Karchhana violence. DCP (Yamuna Nagar) Vivek Chandra Yadav told TOI: "Police came forward to dispel the rumour regarding the youth's death, who in fact died at SRN Hospital late on Tuesday night due to serious illness.
The youth's death had nothing to do with Karchhana violence and police actions." Later, the family members of the deceased also came before the media and stated that Sunil died of a serious illness.
The DCP said the family members told police that Sunil went to Meja on June 29 on his e-rickshaw and later came to know that he (sunil) was lying unconscious near Kohdar Road. "He complained about serious abdominal pain when family members rushed to the spot.
Sunil was later taken to a local hospital for treatment. He had no injury marks. On June 30, he again complained of abdominal pain and was taken to SRN Hospital by the family members, but he died late Tuesday night. The body has been sent for postmortem," the DCP said.
Cops have warned of legal action against those who circulated the fake news on social media.
Violence had erupted in Karchhana on Sunday when supporters of Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad went on a rampage for over two hours, damaging about a dozen vehicles and pelting police with stones. They accused police of not allowing the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief to meet the family of a Dalit man allegedly burnt to death in Karchana and that of a 'rape survivor' in the nearby Kaushambi district.
