The police claimed that as part of a routine inspection, Gupta fell and died while searching the premises of the Krishna Palace Hotel. His wife Meenakshi filed a complaint that the police had misbehaved with Gupta, and when he objected, “he was beaten, causing serious injuries and death”. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a murdercase was filed against three named and three unidentified police officers. The FIR was related to a late-night raid on a hotel in Gorakhpur, which resulted in the death of a 38-year-old real estate dealer from Kanpur.
All police officers involved in the raid earlier on Tuesday were suspended, but no one has been arrested so far. A video recorded by Manish Gupta’s family showed that they were persuaded by Gorakhpur SP Vipin Tada and Magistrate Vijay Kiran Anand not to file a lawsuit and promised that the investigation would be “fair”. A family living in the Burra area of Kanpur refused to cremate Gupta’s body until their request was met. Kanpur Police Chief Asim Arun said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will conduct a pre-arranged visit in Kanpur on Thursday and he will meet with his family.
Gorakhpur is the pocket area of Adityanath. The government has announced a compensation of 1 million rupees for the family. The FIR regarding the death of Gupta was filed at Ramgarhtal Police Station in Gorakhpur under IPC Article 302 (Murder) with the name (now suspended) Ramgarhtal SHO Jagat Narayan Singh and Deputy Inspectors Akshay Mishra and Vijay Yadav, and three unidentified Police. In a tweet close to midnight on Wednesday, UP police stated that what happened was “unfortunate” and added: “The police have been suspended and have filed an FIR against them according to the relevant section. ADG/DIG/SSP Gorakhpur has been arrested. Instructed to take action against the offender after the investigation.” The police claimed that as part of a routine inspection, Gupta fell and died while searching the premises of the Krishna Palace Hotel.
His wife Meenakshi filed a complaint that the police had misbehaved with Gupta, and when he objected, “he was beaten, causing serious injuries and death”. SP Tada told the Indian Express that the autopsy report revealed three injuries-on the right elbow, forehead and eyelid. “According to the report, the cause of death was coma. All injuries were superficial.” Meenakshi said that she has written a letter to CM detailing her requirements, including that the case is investigated by the CBI and the trial is conducted in the fast court in Kanpur because they cannot travel to Gorakhpur frequently and take action against the death. Hotel. The letter said: “My father-in-law and I are an elderly citizen and my five-year-old son. I have no source of income. I beg you to ensure that my family gets justice. I deserve a government job. …We should be compensated by 5 million rupees.”
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