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Hyderabad constable found dead, family alleges murder
A 26-year-old police constable, Sai Kumar, was found dead inside the restroom of the ACP office in LB Nagar, Hyderabad, around 2.30 am on Wednesday. Police said it prima facie appears to…
The Story in Brief
A 26-year-old police constable, Sai Kumar, was found dead inside the restroom of the ACP office in LB Nagar, Hyderabad, around 2.30 am on Wednesday. Police said it prima facie appears to be suicide. The constable's family has alleged that senior officials killed him and staged the scene. His mother claimed there were blood drops on her son and that officers did not show them the body before shifting it.
Family members and villagers protested outside the station and allegedly vandalised property. Police have registered a case and shifted the body to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem. The LB Nagar DCP has inspected the scene. The constable, who was on night duty, had no known family or work-related stress, according to police. The MLA from the area has spoken to the family.
The Indian Opinion
Two narratives compete: the police say suicide, the family says murder with bloodstains and a missing proper postmortem ceremony. Neither side has produced the postmortem report yet. Sensationalising either claim helps no one. The real test is the postmortem findings and the CCTV footage, if any, from the ACP office. Did senior officials really 'torture' him for a week as his mother claims, or was it a quiet officer with no known stress? That report will settle it.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
