Youth dies in Bhiwandi police custody, 3 cops among 5 booked

Updated On: 10 October, 2013 12:22 AM IST | | Vinod Kumar Menon

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Youth dies in Bhiwandi police custody, 3 cops among 5 booked

Tension spread like wildfire in neighbouring Thane’s Bhiwandi area on Tuesday evening, after news of the death of a youth in police custody. The 26-year-old deceased has been identified as Shagir Ansari, a resident of New Azad Nagar, who worked in a power loom factory nearby.

Beaten to death? Shagir Ansari died on Tuesday; (below) his father Fakir Mohammed and cousin Mohammed Anees (in blue) are demanding justice