After girl accuses BJP MLA, her father dies in police custody

Surendra Singh, whose daughter accused BJP legislator from Uno Kuldeep Singh Sengar of raping her, was picked up by the police late on Sunday and was apparently beaten mercilessly by four aides of the legislator and the police. An official said the man had serious injuries on his body and was not taken to a hospital till late in the night. A doctor at the district hospital, where he was eventually taken, told the media that he was brought with serious abdomil pain and vomiting. Uno Superintendent of Police Pushpanjali Devi said the four aides who took part in the beating have been arrested. Inspector General of Police Praveen Kumar said a magisterial probe had been ordered. An informed source said that District Magistrate Ravi Kumar N.G., after being ticked off by Chief Minister Yogi Adityath, went to the post-mortem centre to seek first hand information. Sub-Divisiol Magistrate Manish Bansal has been asked to submit a report to the government at the earliest. (IANS)