Mangaluru, Mar 25: A policeman, who was arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, died at a hospital after jumping off the fourth floor of court building in an apparent escape bid in Mangaluru on Saturday.
On Saturday at around 5 p.m., when Praveen was produced in the district court here, he reportedly tried to escape by jumping from the fourth floor to the second floor. However, he received injuries on legs and collapsed on the floor. He was immediately shifted to District Wenlock Hospital, where he breathed his last.
A senior police officer said that Praveen, who was staying at a place under Bajpe police station limits in a rented house, had allegedly filmed a minor taking bath. He later filmed her mother too. When she came to know about the brazen act, the mother confronted and questioned the policeman, and filed a complaint at Bajpe police station, where he was serving and filed a case.
City police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar said he has suspended Praveen from service. "We have sent his mobile phone to Forensic Science Laboratory for further investigation," he added.
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