ROORKEE: Native police right here confronted an embarrassing scenario after they buried the physique of a 24-year-old man, who had been lacking for 2 weeks, in accordance with Islamic rituals. Sufferer Shivam Sharma’s household alleged that “there was an Om tattoo on his arm, clearly indicating that he was a Hindu, but the police conducted his final rites in a local graveyard”. The household has now demanded a probe, alleging that Shivam was murdered. An inquiry has been ordered into the matter. Shivam, a commerce graduate from Adarsh Nagar locality, mysteriously disappeared from his residence on February 13. His elder brother Amit registered a lacking criticism on February 15. Two days later, police recovered his physique from a canal beneath Manglaur police limits and buried it on February 21 after conducting a postmortem examination. Shobhit Gautam, a relative of the deceased, stated, “Shivam’s final rites were performed without informing us. We suspect foul play. It appears to be a case of murder and the police are attempting to protect the real culprit.”SP (rural) Swapn Kishore Singh stated, “I have submitted a confidential report identifying the sub-inspector responsible for negligence to seniors for appropriate action.” Later, the police exhumed the physique and handed it over to the sufferer’s household.
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