Noida, Oct 5: One of the 15 accused jailed for Dadri beef lynching case, wherein Mohammad Akhlaq was bludgeoned to death in September last year, died of fever at a hospital in Delhi.
Jail officials said it was likely that Ravin, a 22-year-old Bisada resident, was suffering from dengue or chikungunya. But the youth's mother and Hindutva groups in his village blamed police for his death, accusing them of negligence.
Ravin, who was arrested on December 21 last year, had been down with fever for four days in Greater Noida's Luksar jail. When his condition deteriorated on Tuesday morning, he was taken to the district hospital in Noida and from there referred to Delhi's LNJP Hospital, where he died around 6pm due to kidney and respiratory failure, doctors said.
"When Ravin had fever for several days, why was he taken to hospital when the situation became critical?" asked Nirmala, his mother. "My son died. He had committed no crime. I want justice." Ravin is survived by his wife and a six-month-old daughter.
District magistrate N P Singh said he had sought a report from the jail superintendent. "This is a very sad incident and we are looking into it. We have formed a committee to examine the matter," he said.
Dr J C Passey, medical superintendent of LNJP Hospital, said, "The patient was rushed to our hospital at 12 pm in critical condition. He had acute fever and kidney dysfunction. Despite our best efforts, he died within a few hours." He said blood samples of Ravin had been sent for dengue and chikungunya tests. "Until the reports come, we cannot comment on the cause of death. He died due to kidney and respiratory failure," Passey said.
Dharmendra Singh, the Gautam Budh Nagar police chief, said, "We received information the accused was suffering from a suspected case of dengue and died in the evening. We are looking into the issue." Luksar jail superintendent M L Yadav did not respond to repeated calls and messages asking for his response.
Ravin, a Class X pass out, worked as a driver when he was arrested in connection with the murder of Akhlaq and the attack on his younger son Danish. He was one of the 18 accused in the charge sheet filed by police in the case but was not among the first few to be arrested in the days after the murder of Akhlaq on September 28 last year.
Following the news of his death, a group of men gathered at the village temple in Bisada and protested. Police rushed personnel to Bisada to keep the situation under control.
Meanwhile, mothers of 13 of the accused have been on an indefinite hunger strike in Bisara since Saturday. A few hours before news of Ravin's death reached Bisara, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Amit Kumar, along with officers from Jharcha police station, met the protesters.
“I am requesting you with folded hands, please release our innocent children and arrest Jaan Mohammad (Akhlaq's brother),” said Lilavati, a local. Akhlaq had been beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of cow slaughter and beef consumption. After his death, an FIR had been registered against him, and six other members of his family, including Jaan Mohammad.
“The hunger strike will continue for two more days… We are giving you (police) two days to arrest Jaan Mohammad. On the third day, if he is still free, we will do what we want. The investigation has been going on for the last three months. Why was there no investigation before our sons were put behind bars?” said Hari Om, a local Hindutva activist.
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Ravin is a Martyr, rip
Ravin family should be rewarded 20 lkh rupees
God is not blind.....let the chaddis learn a lesson.....this is the tears if akhlaqs family and so the other victims of beef politics.....
May God bless his soul
Now his parents relatives friend feel very sad, think a while when Akhlaq murdered what will feel Akhlaq's family who was killed by Ravin in front of Akhlaq's family
All guilties are punished God
Lets Celebrate Murderer Ravin's death and pray almighty Allah to vanish all trouble making creatures from his land. and let other to live peacefully
Modi is not mad enough to stop exporting cow meat....getting USD 30 billion out of foreign exchange....if Indians eat beef here is sin...what a double standard....
Stop exporting gau mata’s meet to other countries . pakistanis enjoying indian beef in many countries.
So we request indian govt to stop exporting gau mata.
Gomata is giving in dollars to indian govt. by exporting gomata.
Beef is eaten all over the world. So for that. Lets have world war.
What a stup bunch of jokers
Even the hell is full
Every soul will taste the death, It is not good to comment on a deceased brother, now his affairs with his creator, his good deeds and bad deeds are only with him.
Ravin was ACCUSED. it wasnt confirmed if he was totally involved. so pray for him and his family..nobody's death should be celebrated!!!
Its god's punishment. Now rot in hell. Have ur gau rakshak in hell.
Hahah. He deserves it. Jhor ka Jhatka....dheerese lage....
Karthik, Being Hindu you must know that Karma doesn't take any supari!!!
All group members who go to street to fight for the cheddis, should know this REALITY that after crime, u will be in jail and nobody cares...
Where did his ARROGANCE gone???????????
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