The Kamrup Metropolitan District Magistrate on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the death of a person, who had allegedly escaped from the police custody and was found hanging from a tree in Chandrapur area.
District Magistrate Virender Mittal directed Chandrapur Revenue Circle Officer Pallab Jyoti Nath to conduct an inquiry to find out the circumstances leading to the death of the 23-year-old man, official sources said here.
Mr. Nath has been directed to submit his findings within 15 days for onward submission to the NHRC/AHRC (Assam Human Rights Commission).
‘Harassed girl’
The person, identified as Chandan Bharali, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly harassing a girl on social media and was taken to Panikhaiti outpost after being remanded in police custody for three days by the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
The accused was found missing on Tuesday night and the police claimed that he had escaped with his handcuffs.
A search was launched and the police found him early on Wednesday morning hanging from a tree in the jungle area, about 150 metres behind the Panikhaity outpost.
Bharali had allegedly committed suicide, according to the police.
