Meerut: A 23-year-old man accused in a case under Pocso Act allegedly died by suicide at the district court in UP’s Shahjahanpur on Friday.
He went to the lockup toilet around 12.30pm but did not return for some time, raising suspicion, according to preliminary information. Police said Deepak was arrested on Oct 6 in connection with a Pocso case involving a 16-year-old girl.
Police said Deepak Kumar , a resident of a village in Puwayan area, had been brought to the court after the completion of his judicial remand. Shahjahanpur SSP Saurabh Dixit told TOI , “The accused used a scarf he was carrying to hang himself in the court lockup, which comes under the prosecution department. He was later found hanging there, following which police and forensic teams reached the spot and collected evidence. The body has been sent for postmortem.
His judicial remand ended on Friday, following which he was brought to court for a scheduled appearance.
SSP Dixit said Deepak’s family has also submitted a complaint against members of the minor girl’s family, alleging that he was falsely implicated. “An FIR will be registered on the basis of the complaint,” he said. Circle officer (City) Devvrat Vajpai said the matter was under investigation and the sequence of events would become clear after all aspects had been examined.