Rae Bareli: Dad dies of shock after son’s arrest

LUCKNOW: A day after a 55-year-old man died allegedly of shock following the arrest of his son in an Arms Act case in Rae Bareli, inspector general Lucknow range Tarun Gaba ordered a probe on Friday.
Police said Amresh Raidas, 22, of Mohammadpur Kuchriya in Bhadokhar police station was found to be in possession of country made pistols following which he was arrested on March 22.A day later on March 23, his father Ramdev died due to cardiac arrest. But his mother Soni and other members of the family have alleged that Ramdev died due to shock on hearing about Amresh’s arrest.
Soni alleged that Amresh was arrested in a fake case and her husband kept on pleading the SHO Bhadokhar for release of their son but to no avail.
"We demand suspension of the cops, including the SHO Bhadokhar, and an FIR against them,” she said.
Taking note of the allegations, Gauba directed SP Rae Bareli Alok Priyadarshi to get a probe conducted and submit a report in three days.