Held for robbery, 20-year-old commits suicide inside Mulund police station

 

Mulund Police Station

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1.20-year-old Amit Rathod, who was arrested in a theft and house-breaking case, allegedly committed suicide inside the toilet of Mulund police station during the wee hours of Monday.

2.The incident happened at around 2.30 am when Rathod had gone to use the washroom. He kept the water tap on to make the cops think that he was using the toilet.

3.A few minutes later, when he didn’t return, a police personnel went inside and found him hanging from a hook in the ceiling of the toilet.

4.The body was later sent to J J hospital for post-mortem.

5. Rathod was arrested by the Mulund police on April 29 and was remanded in police custody till May 3. A probe has been initiated by the Crime Branch into the incident.