Hyderabad, Sept. 12 -- Over a year after the death of 24-year-old Wasim "Monu" Qureshi, police in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, have filed a murder case against six officers, as directed by the Haridwar Sessions Court.

The case identified Sub-Inspector Sharad Singh, constables Sunil Saini and Praveen Saini, along with other unidentified officials, for allegedly assaulting Qureshi and pushing him into a pond, where he drowned.

Qureshi's body discovered in pond

Qureshi's body was discovered in a pond in Madhopur, within the jurisdiction of Gangnahar police station in Uttarakhand, on August 24, 2024. His family alleged that he was brutally beaten and thrown into the water by a six-member cow protection squad.

A resident of Sohelpur Gada village...