Delhi: Cops in the dock over teen’s suicide, victim’s parents seek justice

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Dec 6, 2016: They lost their 17-year-old son to the atrocities committed by two police officials in 2014 that pushed him to commit suicide by hanging himself to the ceiling after implicating him in a false cycle theft case.

Since then it has been a long battle for Rakesh Gupta and Mamta Gupta who have not give up even for a moment and have continued the fight to seek justice for their son Anupam Gupta.

The two-year struggle of the family has finally yielded result after a Delhi court directed the police to register a case against its own official Ankit Yadav, a constable in North east district.
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The court observed that the family approached the court after exhausting all legal remedies as no action was taken on their complaint with the police.

THE CASE

The FIR was registered against Ankit Yadav and two others for abetment of suicide on November 25.

Rakesh told Mail Today, "Had I been an influential person, I would not have faced such a day. My son was beaten and threatened because we refused to succumb to their demand for bribe. We went to Delhi commission for child rights’ protection, human rights commission and senior police officials but no action was taken on our complaint."

Rakesh moved the court through lawyer Shikha Pandey and Apurv Chandola seeking action against the police officials and others who implicated their son in a false case.

"Even during the hearing, the policemen would ask us to settle the matter out of court and even promised compensation," said Rakesh.

WHAT HAD REALLY HAPPENED

Anupam’s trouble began on November 14 when he met his friend Gaurav who had bought a new cycle. Anupam asked him if he could ride his cycle.

His parents claimed that when he returned to the shop, Gaurav had already left by then. So, he left the cycle with the shopkeeper named Deepu, asking him to return it to Gaurav. How the cycle ended up with one Yogesh, who lives in the area, is a mystery.

Anupam’s parents allege that the shopkeeper sold the cycle to Yogesh but their son was picked up by the cops when the locals accused him of theft.

Anupam’s mother told Mail Today that the police apprehended four boys, including her son, but all of them were allowed to go after they bribed them with whatever money they had in the pocket.

"My son refused to bribe him. He came home very late. It was already 2 am. He was quiet. He did not utter a word and slept. Next morning he woke up an d decided to go to our shop for a while. He returned home at 11.45 am and I followed. The main door was locked from inside."

When Mamta knocked, Anupam said, ’I’m going’. Thereafter, he didn’t respond to repeated knocks.

Finally, a neighbour had to jump from his terrace and open the door. The room was opened and Anupam’s body was hanging from the ceiling fan.