SUMMONSES AGAINT THE FIVE POLICE PERSONNEL INCLUDING THE SHO PIRO POLICE STATION REGARDING DEATH OF A WOMAN IN POLICE CUSTODY

Ara (RNI) First Class Judicial Magistrate, Ara Civil Court took cognizance against the four police officials of Piro police station and issued summonses against them in connection with death of a woman in police custody. The summonses were issued against the Station House Officer, Piro police station Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, Sub-Inspector Ram Kumar Hembram, constables Naina, Priyanka and Khushabu.

Prakash Kumar alias Nitu son of Munna Rawani alias Munna Prasad of Mothi village under Piro police station in Bhojpur district filed a complaint case in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ara Civil Court against the SHO, Piro police station, Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, Sub-Insector Ram Kumar Hembram, constables Naina, Priyanka and Khushbu in connection with killing his mother Shobha Devi after thrashing her in the police custody. In the complaint case he said that in the month of September, 8, 2021 at about midnight, the SHO Piro police station Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, Sub-Inspector Ram Kumar Hembrahm, Constables Naina, Priyanka and Khushku with pistol entered his house via roof of the house and caught him and his mother Shobha Devi and took them to the bedroom. They snatched their mobiles and badly beat them. When they objected and queried as to why they are torturing them as no FIR was pending against them and also no arrest warrant was issued against them, the SHO and the SI forcibly brought them to the Piro station saying they would be told about the action at the police station where the police vulgar words against his mother and locked them in the lock-up of the police station. On September 9, 2021 the SHO Ashok Kumar Chaudhary and the SI Ram Kumar Hembrahm caned his mother Shobha Devi in the police station and again on September 10, 2021, they called constables Naina, Priyanka and Khushbu and got Shobha Devi beaten up on the pretext of showing her the station diary. And at last injured Shobha Devi succumbed to her injuries in the police custody.

The First Class Judicial Magistrate took cognizance and said that it was must to register FIR against Shobha Devi but the Piro police station did not do it and even the FIR regarding death in police custody was not registered. Citing the verdict of the apex court, the JM on the basis of evidences made available by the applicant, directed to issue summonses against the SHO Piro police station, Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, SI Ram Kumar Hembrahm, Constables Naina, Priyanka and Khushbu.