For CM Manik Sarkar in conversation with the victim's mother. Image: Northeast Now
For CM Manik Sarkar in conversation with the victim's mother. Image: Northeast Now

Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Sunday demanded a judicial inquiry into the recent โ€˜custodial deathโ€™ of a 19-year-old youth in the state.

The former CM met the victimโ€™s mother and demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.

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โ€œI met the victimโ€™s mother and got to know about the tragic incident. This is pathetic. I demand a judicial inquiry into the incident,โ€ Sarkar said.

A team of lawyers met Tripura DGP Akhil Kumar Shukla and demanded an impartial investigation into the on โ€˜custodial deathโ€™ of the 19-year-old youth.

Gomati District superintendant of police Abhula Reddy, meanwhile, informed that a magisterial inquiry into the alleged custodial death is going on.

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โ€œIf the police officers alleged to be involved in the case are found guilty in the inquiry, they would be punished duly,โ€ Reddy said.

Mangal Das, who was arrested by the Radhakishorepur police for thievery on October 23, died in Gomati District Hospital on October 31.

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His mother Arati Das filed a case against Radhakishorepur police, alleging that her son died due to police torture.