Tarikere, Nov 17: A 38-year-old man who was detained in connection with a motorcycle theft committed suicide by hanging in a toilet of the Tarikere town police station on Wednesday.
The deceased Pradeep was a resident of Basaveshwara street, Tarikere, the police said.
Around 9.30 am, the police intercepted Pradeep who was moving suspicisouly on a bike near the taluk office, adjacent to the national highway. He failed to produce any documents of the vehicle. The police found that bike he was riding was the one that was stolen from near the government hospital some 20 days ago. The police took him to the station for further enquiry and he is said to have confessed to vehicle thefts.
On being summoned by the police, Pradeep's father Thammaiah alias Chandrashekarappa, along with his friend Chandrappa came to the police station. Around 10.30 am, even as his father was at the station, Pradeep requested the police to allow him to go to toilet. Later, his body was found hanging from the window grills of the toilet. He had used his trousers to hang himself, said the police.
Chikkamagaluru SP?K?Annamalai told the media that according to preliminary investigation it appears to be a case of suicide. Pradeep was involved in vehicle thefts and a case had been registered against him.?The police have not tortured him at the time of enquiry. No action has been initiated against the police personnel, as it is not a case of lockup death, he added.
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