Mumbai: A 32-year-old car driver who died allegedly injured by a horde in the Malad in North Mumbai because of suspicion that he was a thief, after that his relatives took out march protests and demanded action against those involved in the incident, a police officer said on Monday.
Shahrukh Sheikh was arrested by the resident of Dimu Nagar about 10 days ago when he went to check his autorickshaw that he had parked there, he said.
The mob immediately began to hit him claiming that he might be a thief and then dumped it in a nearby isolated place, official information.
“Some passers who passed us and he was taken to the police station and ordered in a robbery case.
He secured a guarantee two days later and died while undergoing treatment, perhaps from injuries supported by a horde,” he added.
The man’s family now demanded that the police check CCTV’s footage to arrest the people who beat him.
Sheikh Kin, who issued a march protest to the office of the police commissioner (northern region) on Sunday, said those involved were political party workers, and that the investigation was trapped due to pressure from local politicians.
Talking about this problem, the Samata Nagar Police Office Senior Inspector Anandrao Hause said, “We first ordered Sheikh for robbery and then demanded seven to eight people with riots on complaints of his relatives.
We are waiting for the post mortem report to continue by testing.” However, Haake said there were no signs of injuries found in the deceased’s body.