A 55-year-old Muslim woman allegedly died from a “panic attack” in Khatai village, Bijnor district, on Monday after a police team stormed her residence and reportedly misbehaved with her, following a tip-off that beef was stored in her house.
The woman was identified as Razia.
The family of the woman has alleged that the cops misbehaved with her during the raid at their home.
“The four police constables barged into our house and misbehaved with the women members of the family. They ransacked the household while we kept pleading. My mother had a panic attack due to the behaviour of the cops. We took her to a local clinic, where the doctor pronounced her dead,” Indian Express quotes Nasim, the son of deceased, as saying.
Samajwadi Party MLA from Nagina, Manoj Kumar Paras, led a delegation of local leaders and Muslim community leaders to the district police chief’s office, demanding more strict action against the constables who raided the house.
“As the representative of my constituency, it is my responsibility to ensure that the police or anti-social elements don’t harass people,” Paras said to the newspaper.
Jai Bhagwan Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Kiratpur police station, said the woman’s death had nothing to do with the police raid. “Razia was an asthma patient and had been undergoing treatment for the past few years,” Singh said to IE.
Meanwhile, Bijnor Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jha said the four constables, who raided the premises and did not find any “objectionable material”, have been sent to the police lines.
“An inquiry has been ordered. Necessary legal action will be taken against the informer for providing biased information, and also against the police officers if our probe finds them guilty,” Jha said. ( With Agencies Inputs )
