“Uttar Pradesh ranks first in the country in terms of custodial deaths. The BJP has established such a jungle raj in the state that the police has become synonymous with brutality. Where law enforcers themselves are taking lives. From whom should they wait public justice?, she said.

Earlier, a 24-year-old man died in police custody after he was arrested during a raid on a gambling house in Lucknow. While Aman Gautam’s family had accused the police of beating him to death, the police denied the allegations.

According to officials, a team of police personnel raided Ambedkar Park in Sector 8 of Vikasnagar on the night of October 11 following reports of gambling activities.

“Two persons, including Aman Gautam (24), have been detained and taken into custody,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Jitendra Kumar Dubey said on October 12.

“While being transported to the police station, Aman’s condition deteriorated and he was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival,” the officer added.

Aman died due to police beatings, his family claimed.

Meanwhile, UP Congress spokesperson Uma Shankar Pandey said, “The brutal killing of businessman Mohit Kumar in Lucknow’s Chinhat police station jail is extremely serious and upsetting.”

“The family members say that the police committed the murder under the pressure of the ruling party,” he claimed.