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21 YEARS STUDENT DIES BY SUICIDE AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEING HARASSED BY POLICE.

This is a case from March 2016, where a 21-year-old man in Delhi, died by suicide after being detained and allegedly tortured by authorities over a robbery case.The man, identified as Suraj Thakur who was an University student, hanged himself at his home in West Delhiโ€™s Hari Nagar area. It happened hours after Delhi police questioned him about a phone-snatching incident involving his friends. Police took Thakurโ€™s phone without informing his family and threatened and tortured him during his detainment, Neeraj, his 18-year-old brother, claimed.Thakur went straight to his room and hanged himself after he was released, added Neeraj.โ€œI didnโ€™t do anything wrong. I am innocent. My parentsโ€™ reputation is at stake. I am depressed. I am committing suicide and I am responsible for this. I wonโ€™t blame anyone. No one is responsible for this,โ€ Thakur said in a video shared online by his family.Before his death, Thakur also claimed in his video that he was โ€œharassedโ€ by police.Police have since denied the allegations and claimed they only called Thakur in for questioning before he was released.An investigation into the incident is ongoing and โ€œappropriate legal actionโ€ will be taken, Gautam said.Thakur is survived by his mother, a housewife; his father, a laborer; Neeraj and one more sibling.

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