3 policemen sentenced to life in custodial death case

A sessions court today sentenced three policemen to life imprisonment in a case of custodial death of a 22-year old youth held for pelting stones on a bus.
Assistant Police Inspectors Sanjay Patil and Baban Dadu Shinde and Police Naik Dhanaji Patil were held guilty for murdering Jagdish alias Sunny Prakash Powar who was in their custody.
Session Judge R D Pile also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 each on the convicts.
Sunny was arrested from Peth Vadagaon in the district on August 23, 2014 for pelting stones on a bus. While in police custody his health deteriorated. Police shifted him to CPR hospital in Kolhapur, where he died, said special government pleader Ashok Randive.

Sunny's family suspected foul play behind his health condition turning worse and his subsequent death. His brother Jaydeep lodged a complaint against the policemen, said Randive.
After investigation, prima facie involvement of the policemen was found and a case was filed against them. Hearing of the case had begun in October 2016 in the sessions court, he said.