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Head Constable Rizwan, assigned to the Maduravoyal police station, was apprehended on 23 March 2024 following allegations of his involvement in the fatal assault of a 39-year-old cab driver late Thursday night.
Reportedly, bystanders on the Maduravoyal service road observed Rajkumar lying injured on 21 March 2024 night and promptly informed his family and rushed to the hospital. Rajkumar was pronounced dead reaching Kilpauk government hospital. Initially treated as a suspicious death, the police handed over Rajkumar’s body to his family.
Unaware of the alleged assault, Rajkumar’s family proceeded with his final rites, assuming his demise resulted from a sudden heart attack. However, revelations of Rizwan’s altercation with Rajkumar surfaced when a woman, romantically linked to the deceased, informed his brother.
According to reports, the woman and Rajkumar were conversing in a car on 21st March, when Rizwan and another constable on patrol confronted them. Following an exchange, Rizwan struck Rajkumar, leading to his collapse. Despite attempts at resuscitation by the policemen, Rajkumar succumbed to his injuries. Subsequently, Rizwan coerced the woman to leave, and they fled the scene.
Upon the woman’s disclosure to Rajkumar’s family, his elder brother Jayakumar filed a complaint with the Maduravoyal police. Following an inquiry, Rizwan was charged under Section 304 IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), presented before a magistrate, and remanded to judicial custody.
(With Inputs From TNIE)
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