Parbhani violence: Aspiring lawyer dies in judicial custody

Within the aftermath of Parbhani violence, a 35-year-old man recognized as Somnath Suryawanshi allegedly died in judicial custody on Sunday (Monday 15, 2024).

Somnath was detained after violence triggered in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district following the desecration of a Structure duplicate. He was one among the many 50 individuals that Parbhani police arrested between December 11 and December 12. His brother Premnatha Suryawanshi mentioned, “He got here just a few days again to Parbhani to seem for the upcoming legislation examination.”

His brother talked about {that a} bail utility was utilized in Courtroom after he was despatched to judicial custody. He had nothing to do with the protest of December 11 and picked up different males from his slum, as per his lawyer Pawan Jondhale.

Somnath is a resident of Pune and belongs to a nomadic tribe — the Wadar group. Whereas police claimed of moved to a neighborhood hospital after he talked about chest ache, native activists identified the arrested individuals have been manhandled by police.