Agra (UP), Oct 17 (PTI) A 38-year-old man died after two policemen allegedly threw him off the terrace of a building in the Rakabganj area here following a scuffle, his family alleged on Saturday.
The incident took place around midnight on Friday in Rawli, where Lalit Rajput was playing cards with his friends on the terrace of a building’s second floor, his father Chandan Rajput said.
The two constables — Shubham Rathi and Akash Verma –arrived following information about gambling and allegedly got into a scuffle with Rajput before throwing him off the terrace, his father alleged. He said the deceased and his friends were playing cards but not gambling.
A large crowd gathered after the incident death, prompting the deployment of personnel from several police stations amid public anger.
Police had sent the body for postmortem. The last rites were performed subsequently.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Ravindra Kumar said the two accused constables have been suspended.
“The matter is being looked into and an investigation is underway,” he added. PTI COR CDN RC
This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.