AGRA, April 21 -- Renu Gupta, Raju's mother, actively pursued legal action against those responsible for her son's death. However, she passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic before the case reached the prosecution stage.

At least 17 policemen, including an inspector, two sub-inspectors, and four head constables, have been held responsible for the custodial death of 30-year-old Raju Gupta in Agra. The Uttar Pradesh crime investigation department (CID) has submitted a chargesheet to the state government, seeking sanction to prosecute the accused in the case dating back to November 22, 2018.

Rajendra Yadav, superintendent of police (SP) at the CID in Lucknow, confirmed to Hindustan that a detailed chargesheet has been forwarded to the st...