BENGALURU: A 59-year-old man arrested for allegedly stealing from a temple was found hanging inside the bathroom of MK Doddi police station in Channapatna in Karnataka's Ramanagara district Wednesday.
Police said Ramesh was a mason from Channapatna's Dundanahalli village. He had been arrested earlier in similar theft cases and was facing trial in a few. His wife and three daughters protested outside the PS, accusing cops of killing him and concocting a suicide story.
Ramesh, his son Manjunath, and their associate Anil were arrested Monday as part of an investigation into the theft of a 'hundi' (donation box) from a temple in Bommanayakanahalli in June. The three were produced before a court the same day which remanded them in two-day police custody. They were lodged in the lock-up at MK Doddi police station.
On Wednesday morning, Ramesh allegedly sought permission from a constable to use the bathroom. "When he failed to return after considerable time, the cop opened the door and found him hanging," a senior officer said.
Ramanagara SP Srinivas Gowda said Ramesh had allegedly used a rope tied to dry clothes to hang himself. "He was rushed to a govt hospital where he died," Gowda said. A senior officer said CID will probe the case as the accused died in police custody.
Police said Ramesh was a mason from Channapatna's Dundanahalli village. He had been arrested earlier in similar theft cases and was facing trial in a few. His wife and three daughters protested outside the PS, accusing cops of killing him and concocting a suicide story.
Ramesh, his son Manjunath, and their associate Anil were arrested Monday as part of an investigation into the theft of a 'hundi' (donation box) from a temple in Bommanayakanahalli in June. The three were produced before a court the same day which remanded them in two-day police custody. They were lodged in the lock-up at MK Doddi police station.
On Wednesday morning, Ramesh allegedly sought permission from a constable to use the bathroom. "When he failed to return after considerable time, the cop opened the door and found him hanging," a senior officer said.
Ramanagara SP Srinivas Gowda said Ramesh had allegedly used a rope tied to dry clothes to hang himself. "He was rushed to a govt hospital where he died," Gowda said. A senior officer said CID will probe the case as the accused died in police custody.
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