Uttarakhand, 13/4: A staff member at a local de-addiction centre allegedly tortured a 25-year-old inmate to death, officials said on Thursday.
Siddharth, the victim, was allegedly kept hungry, not given water and beaten with a baton by the accused staff member till he fainted on Monday night.
He was found dead on Tuesday morning, Superintendent of Police (City) Sarita Dobhal said.
A case against four people under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the SC/ST Act has been registered in this connection and an investigation is underway, she said.
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