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`Custodial death` sparks protest in Udhampur
Jammu, Oct 09: Protestors clashed with police today following the death of civilian allegedly due to torture in police custody at Latti area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here.
Jammu, Oct 09: Protestors clashed with police today following the death of civilian allegedly due to torture in police custody at Latti area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here.
Police arrested an inebriated Onkar Singh and put him behind bars in Latti police station, where he died allegedly due to torture this morning, the sources said.
As the news of the "custodial death" broke, large number of people who assembled outside the police station held a protest demonstration and later clashed with the police, the sources said.
Bureau Report