Rape accused dies in lock up, SHO suspended

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : May 06 2013 | 3:40 PM IST
A rape accused allegedly committed suicide in a police station's lock up in Banswara district, police said today.
"Titya was arrested yesterday in a rape case and was in lock up. He injured himself in the neck with some sharp edged object following which he was rushed to a hospital where he died," SP D S Chundawat said.
SHO of the police station, Sunil Kumar, a Sup-Inspector, was suspended and the staff of the police station was changed, Chundawat said.
The matter was being probed, he said.
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First Published: May 06 2013 | 3:40 PM IST

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