Jhansi, 10 August

(H.S.): Rajendra Prasad, 62, died Monday after reportedly hanging himself in

the bathroom of the Gurusarai police station in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Rajendra

Prasad, a Sindhar village inhabitant, was brought into lock up on Sunday. He

was detained for interrogation after being suspected of abusing a nine-year-old

child.

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Jhansi's Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural), has

stated that case sections under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses

(POCSO) Act have been filed against him. Police spotted him in the toilet and

transported him to a local primary health care facility for first help. He was

then transported to a regional medical college for further care, where he died

during therapy. The body has been transported for a proper post-mortem

examination, and a thorough magisterial investigation into the custody death is

presently ongoing.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi