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Covid-19 lockdown: Police allegedly thrashes man to death after he went out to buy milk

As soon as the lockdown was announced people rushed to grocery stores to buy essential products. However, government has assured that there will be no shortage of such products.  In such incident, a man was allegedly beaten to death by police in West Bengal. As per the information the 32-year-old man, identified as Lal Swami had, according to reports which quoted his wife, stepped out to buy milk.

The incident took place in Sankrail, and according to an ABP report, family members alleged that he was injured during a police lathicharge and soon succumbed to his injuries. He was taken to SC Mullick Hospital where he was declared deceased.

The police however deny the charge. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) of Howrah Police, Raju Mukherjee the man had already been suffering from cardiac ailments.

According to reports, the police allege that the man had died due to a cardiac arrest and not during a lathicharge.

Even social media users are furious and took to social media to criticise the police  

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