Bhopal: Student dies after alleged assault by cops, 2 constables suspended

A 22-year-old BTech student died after allegedly being beaten by police personnel in the early hours of Friday in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal, officials said.

A purported video clip of the incident showed a policeman holding Udit Gaayke, while another is seen hitting him with a stick.

Constables Santosh Bamaniya and Saurabh Arya have been suspended in this connection, and further action will follow after the post mortem report is received, Bhopal Zone 2 deputy commissioner of police Vivek Singh said.

Gaayke was rushed to hospital by his friends where doctors declared him dead, he said.

His friends said they were partying in Indrapuri last night. One of them was dropping Gaayke home around at 1.30 am when the latter spotted police and started running into an alley, they added.

Both the policemen chased him down, and beat him, and he was later found with his shirt torn and with bruises on the body, the friends said.

These friends claimed the policemen sought Rs 10,000 when asked to stop the assault. "Details will be clear after the post mortem report is received. Statements of family members are being recorded. The case is being probed by a city superintendent of police level officer," DCP Singh said.

Another official said Udit's parents work in Bhopal, while his brother-in-law is a deputy superintendent of police in Balaghat district.