Authorities in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, have launched independent probes into the death of a tribal man identified as Makhan Din amid allegations of custodial abuse and suicide. District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas ordered an official magisterial inquiry to determine the cause of death.
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In video: Before his death by sucide, Makhan Din, 25, a tribal man from Kathua’s Bilawar area filmed the act, saying he is dying by suicide so that no one else is subjected to “torture” and “humiliation” by the police the way he was subjected. pic.twitter.com/b5zWw0gVVX
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The 25-year-old Billawar resident from the Gujjar community was found dead late Wednesday. The inquiry team, led by Tehsildar Lohai Malhar, has been instructed to submit a detailed report within five days, recording witness statements and following legal procedures.
Shiv Kumar Sharma, DIG at Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, initiated a departmental inquiry. Police have ordered an immediate report and urged public cooperation while dismissing accusations of custodial killing. Authorities claim Din was interrogated and released, after which he consumed insecticide at home.