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TMC worker dies in police custody, wife alleges torture
A Trinamool Congress worker, Birju Keot, died hours after being taken into police custody in Halisahar, West Bengal, on Friday night. His wife alleged he was brutally beaten and tortured, showing injury…
The Story in Brief
A Trinamool Congress worker, Birju Keot, died hours after being taken into police custody in Halisahar, West Bengal, on Friday night. His wife alleged he was brutally beaten and tortured, showing injury marks on his body. Police sources claim Keot suffered a heart attack. Keot, a close associate of former TMC councillor Kamal Adhikari, was arrested on charges of extortion and corruption. The incident has sparked a political row, with the TMC accusing the police of custodial violence and the BJP demanding a thorough investigation.
The Indian Opinion
In cases like Birju Keot's, the predictable script plays out: family cries torture, police claim heart attack, and political rivals pounce. Neither side concedes that India's custodial death problem demands more than partisan outrage. The state must mandate videography of all arrests and custody, and fast-track trials with independent monitors. Only then will the truth emerge. Until that happens, every such death feeds suspicion and division, leaving justice subordinate to politics.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, millenniumpost.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
