Self immolation outside Supreme Court gate: UP Court sends ex-IPS Amitabh Thakur to judicial custody for allegedly abetting suicide

On Friday, the Lucknow Police had arrested Thakur on charges including abetment of suicide of a rape victim and her friend, who had set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court gates on August 16.

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28 Aug 2021, 7:46 am

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A Lucknow court has sent former Indian Police Services (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur, who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly abetting the suicide of a woman who immolated herself outside the Supreme Court, to judicial custody till September 9.

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Lucknow Court

UP Police

Self-immolation

Amitabh Thakur IPS