A deputy superintendent of police from Sangli has taken guardianship of the child of a man who died in police custody last month. Aniket Kothale, 26, held in a petty theft case, was brutally beaten to death and his body burnt by six cops. Today, his wife is happy that DySP Sujata Patil will ensure a bright future for her daughter, Pranjal.

Aniket Kothale with wife Sandhya and daughter Pranjal before his custodial death