Lucknow: A murder suspect was given injections of acid and kerosene during police questioning in Uttar Pradesh, following which he fell sick and died in a hospital here. Three errant policemen were suspended, an official said yesterday. Accused Balveer was brought to Avagarh police station in Etah district Thursday and allegedly made to sit on a hot plate and given injections of acid and kerosene. He died of infection and lacerations at a hospital in Lucknow Friday evening, police said. Family members of Balbir alleged that police tortured him to force him to confess to the crime.
DIG of Police, Aligarh, Prakash D told IANS that Etah’s Senior Superintendent of Police suspended sub-inspector Shailendra Singh and two others. IANS
