Kanpur businessman death: Viral video shows Gorakhpur police trying to dissuade family from pursuing case

A video clip shared on the social media has queered the pitch for senior officials of Gorakhpur where a Kanpur businessman was allegedly beaten to death by policemenThough the policemen were booked for murder on Wednesday night the video clip shows top officials allegedly trying to dissuade the family of businessman Manish Gupta from pursuing the caseThe purported video was shared on Twitter by Sanjay Singh Rajya Sabha MP of the Aam Aadmi Party ldquoFIR rdquoSP ldquo rdquo FIR pictwittercomJvD2Fqnyrhmdash Sanjay Singh AAP SanjayAzadSln September 29 2021The video appears to show the district magistrate telling the family that a court case will take yearsI am requesting you like an elder brother After a court case you will not believe it takes years in court the district magistrate Vijay Karan Anand is head telling the familyThe video then appears to show police chief Vipin Tada saying They did not have any previous enmity They went in uniform and that is why I am listening to you since morning You asked for them to be suspended and I did that They will not be reinstated till they get a clean chitThe family of the Kanpurbased businessman who died under suspicious circumstances at a Gorakhpur hotel has alleged that he was beaten to death by police during a raidManish Guptas wife Meenakshi has accused the police and hotel staff of a coverupMy husband was murdered in that hotel he was killed by a policeman There was no blood on the scene even though my husband was beaten bloody Two of his friends said that there was blood everywhere but the hotel staff cleaned it up she told reportersA blood soaked towel was later found by family members under the bed in the hotel room which proves that Manish had bled severelyMeenakshi Gupta further said that the family has three demands to the authorities that the case be transferred to Kanpur the family be given Rs 50 lakh in compensation and a job by the state governmentManish Gupta a 38yearold property dealer from Kanpur died in a hotel in Gorakhpur in the early hours of Tuesday Police said they entered his hotel room as they were on the lookout for suspicious personsThey claim Manish Gupta died of a head injury sustained from falling to the ground in a state of drunkennessHowever the victims family members claim he died after the policemen who entered his room attacked himSix cops were suspended on Tuesday night and a murder case was filed against them on WednesdayA case under Section 302 murder of the IPC has been registered against the six policemen and a hunt has been launched to nab themThe policemen booked for murder include J N Singh subinspector Vijay Yadav and Phalmandi Police post incharge Akshay Mishra The authorities had also suspended the policemen including the Ramgarhtal SHO on Tuesday and handed over the probe to the SP cityKanpur district magistrate and Police Commissioner met Manish Guptas family on Wednesday and assured them of a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi AdityanathMeanwhile on Wednesday Manish Guptas body was brought to his home in Para KanpurHowever his family refused to cremate the body till the accused are arrested Despite attempts by the administration throughout the day the family did not agree to give consent for the cremationHarveer Singh one of the men who was inside the hotel room with Manish Gupta told reporters The three of us were sleeping in our room Around 1230 am the doorbell rang I opened the door and there were fiveseven policemen there along with the boy from the reception They came inside the room and started asking us for IDs I showed my ID and then woke up Manish He asked the cops why we were being troubled this late at night The cops then started threatening usHe further said They appeared drunk I was slapped by one of the policemen Some of them had guns The cops then took me outside A while later I saw Manish was being dragged out of the room by the cops and there was blood all over his faceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever