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The State authorities has ordered a departmental inquiry into the custodial demise of a suspect, D. Ajay (30), in Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) police station within the metropolis.
Ajay, who was an eleventh accused in liquor smuggling racket, was dropped at the station by the SEB personnel on Thursday. He allegedly collapsed throughout questioning and died in a non-public hospital later.
According to sources, the SEB personnel busted an inter-State liquor smuggling racket final month. They seized about 2,000 liquor bottles from an APSRTC cargo car and registered a case.
During investigation, it was revealed {that a} gang was transporting Non-Duty Paid Liquor (NDPL) from Telangana and supplying the identical to some belt store homeowners and retailers in AP.
Two RTC workers, who allegedly colluded with the smugglers, had been carrying the liquor shares from the neighbouring State within the cargo car and had been unloading the shares at totally different factors in Krishna, West Godavari and different districts.
Police recognized twelve accused within the racket and Ajay, a non-public driver, was booked for allegedly receiving and distributing the shares, stated SEB Commissioner Vineet Brijlal.
“SEB Director P.H.D. Ramakrishna, who is also the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police will conduct departmental inquiry into the custodial death. Based on the report, action will be taken against the police, if found guilty,” Mr. Brijlal instructed The Hindu on Friday.
Police Commissioner B. Srinivasulu stated the Krishnalanka police, who registered the custodial demise case (underneath Sec. 176 CrPc), would examine who and at what time the deceased was dropped at the station.
Body handed over to household
Police handed over the physique to the members of the family after autopsy examination on Friday. Tight safety was made on the Government General Hospital (GGH) and on the residence of the sufferer, at Krishnalanka, within the metropolis.
Meanwhile, Sub-Collector H.M. Dhyan Chand carried out inquest and can submit a report on the custodial demise.
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