Neeraj BaliChandigarh, June 27 -- The death of a 23-year-old man from Punjab's Hoshiarpur district in Italy while in police custody, has sparked grief in his native village. Italian authorities have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the custodial death.
The deceased, Sukhwinder Singh alias Sonu, a resident of Miani village in Dasuya block, died on June 23, two days after he was taken into custody by Italian police following allegations of inappropriate behaviour at the Tibidabo Water Park near Brescia.
According to information received by the family, Sukhwinder had been living in Italy for nearly five years, where he worked as an agricultural labourer. He had no known criminal record and had applied for ...