Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday demanded that policemen involved in the custodial death of a 25-year-old man in state capital Bhopal be charged with murder and the probe be handed over to the CBI.
Shivan Mishra had died in custody on June 19, hours after he was picked up by Bairagarh police for driving his sports utility vehicle into a BRTS corridor railing.
Police have maintained that Mishra died of a heart attack, though authorities placed five personnel, including the Bairagarh station in charge, under suspension.
Speaking at a sit-in protest at Bharat Mata Square, Chouhan said, "The way police have brutally killed the young man in custody...it is not a simple incident, but murder. This has happened in the state capital where the chief minister, other ministers and top police brass including director general of police (DGP) have offices."