Death in custody – L Yoges Rao (Sitiawan police station; 11 Dec 2003)
Monday, 12 December 2011 08:03am
Eight years ago, on 11 Dec 2003, L Yoges Rao died while being held overnight at a police station in Sitiawan, Perak. The 22-year old had been arrested on 10 Dec 2003 and was then taken to his sister Mahaletchumy’s house by six plainclothes police personnel.
According to a news report, his sister claimed that the police personnel assaulted L Yoges Rao, first in her presence and then in a locked room, resulting in him screaming in pain and pleading for the police to stop assaulting him.
Although the burial permit for L Yoges Rao reportedly stated that he had died of stomach ulcer, photographs of the deceased showed various marks and injuries on his body. Mahaletchumy subsequently lodged a police report on her brother’s death at the Air Tawar police station.
Despite the requirement that all custodial deaths be investigated by inquiries conducted pursuant to Chapter XXXII of the Criminal Procedure Code, it does not appear that an inquest has been conducted into L Yoges Rao’s death.
Every death in custody must be thoroughly and impartially investigated. L Yoges Rao’s death must not be relegated to a mere statistic.
Based on the statistics disclosed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, 156 persons died in police custody from the year 2000 until February 2011.
We express our heartfelt condolences to L Yoges Rao’s family and friends on the recent anniversary of his death.
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