Mob runs riot after man dies in police custody

09 March,2009 09:07 AM IST |   |  Vivek Sabnis

Four people, including a woman passenger, a bus driver and a conductor, were injured in a stone-pelting incident at Warje Malwadi yesterday afternoon.


todh phod: One of the seven buses damaged by the angry mob at Warje Malwadi. PIC/Nikhil ghorpade

Four people, including a woman passenger, a bus driver and a conductor, were injured in a stone-pelting incident at Warje Malwadi yesterday afternoon.


An unruly mob that got furious after learning about the death of Amol Kuchekar (27) in police custody damaged seven PMPL buses. Amol, a resident of Surabhi Colony, was caught red-handed during a theft on Friday.

The mob blamed the police for his death. Deputy Sun-Inspector Ramdas Shelke from Warje Malwadi police station has been suspended.
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