Killings – Journalists

Mother of 42-year-old RTI activist, Jagdish Goliya, who died in police custody in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Sunday, blamed police for the death, saying instead of taking him to a hospital, they took him to a magistrate. “If police took him to hospital on time, he would not have died,” she said in her complaint to police, on the basis of which a case of murder has been lodged against a station house officer (SHO) and nine others. “My son died due to police negligence,” she added.

The magistrate, before whom the man was presented on Sunday, also said police should have first taken him to hospital. Goliya, who was arrested on Saturday in connection with a land dispute on charges of breach of peace, died on Sunday. Following the custodial death, SHO of Pachpadra police station was suspended. A case of murder was registered against the police officer and nine others.