Man arrested for beating wife, dies in police custody in UP

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 19 : A 30-year-old man, arrested by the police for beating his wife, died under mysterious circumstances at a local hospital in Bhojpur area of Moradabad district.

The incident took place on Saturday.

Additional Superintendent of Police (rural) Vidya Sagar Mishra said Bhupendra Pandey, who worked at a private clinic, was arrested after his wifes brother called Dial 112, a helpline that provides quick response.Mishra added that Pandeys health deteriorated in police custody and he was rushed to the hospital, where he died during treatment.

The ASP said that the man had possibly poisoned himself, adding that his death has nothing to do with his arrest.Meanwhile Pandeys kin blocked the Moradabad-Haridwar state highway and demanded action against police officials along with Pandeys wife and her brother.

It was only after police assured the protesters that an FIR would be registered and a fair probe would be conducted that the latter lifted the blockade.Mishra told reporters, "The victim would often beat his wife and several complaints had been lodged against him.When police detained him for questioning, he said that he had consumed poison much before his arrest." "We have registered an FIR under the section of murder on the complaint of victims father against victims wife and brother-in-law.

Arrests will be made once the probe is completed," Mishra added.amita/svn/dpb

Police in UP arrest man for beating his wife.

He dies in custod

Only after the police promised the protesters an FIR would have been registered and that a fair investigation would be carried out, was the blockade lifted by the policeMishra said to reporters that the victim used to beat his wife quite often and there were many complaints against him.He confessed to police that he had eaten poison before his arrest "We registered an FIR in the Section of Murder on the Complaint of Victims Father against the victims spouse and brother-in law.Mishra said that arrests would be taken once the investigation is complete.#Upendra #Bhojpur #Sagar #Moradabad #Haridwar .