NORTH GUWAHATI, May 13 ? A retired police officer, Sri Debendra Nath Deka, promoted to the rank of DSP before his voluntary retirement and a resident of Srinagar area of Christian Basti in Guwahati was allegedly beaten to death by the OC and his aides of Gauripur police outpost here at about 9.30 am today, according to hundreds of eyewitnesses who gathered near the outpost.
According to the eye-witnesses, whom this correspondent met, the 58-year-old retired police officer entered the police outpost to seek release of his 25-year-old son, Sri Manoj Kumar Deka, a PG examinee who was picked up from his car on alleged charges of rash driving and later tortured brutally. According to eyewitnesses who later thronged the North Guwahati PHC, the deceased police officer was mercilessly beaten by the OC, Gauripur outpost, Sri Mukul Kakoti, SI, with his aides. This was also corroborated by the tortured son, Sri Manoj Deka while disclosing about the incident to this Correspondent.
According to the in-charge health officer, North Guwahati PHC, the victim was found dead at about 10.30 am and the post-mortem would reveal the nature of injuries he received, he said. This unprecedented tragic incident of killing a retired police officer by another police officer, has created a sensation in the entire locality here.