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Locals blame police inaction for Maratha protester's death
Updated On: 28 July, 2018 04:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Anamika Gharat
"On Thursday, the police told us a boy found in a pool of blood had been sent to JJ Hospital. But when we reached there, we were taken straight to the mortuary. I couldn't even begin to process what had happened and how to break it to his parents."
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The teenager was beaten up during the protest in Koparkhairane
Nineteen-year-old Rohan Todkar, who was part of the Maratha protests, succumbed to his injuries in JJ Hospital on Thursday night after getting beaten up during the agitation by villagers in Koparkhairane. Furious agitators, who were protesting with him, now want strict action against the culprits.
Residents are just as angry at the police, saying they failed to stop the protest, and its related incidents, from getting worse. Morcha mayhem Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said, "Rohan got injured during the protest in Koparkhairane. He was admitted to Navi Mumbai Corporation Hospital. But on the night of July 25, doctors shifted him to JJ Hospital, where he died during treatment. A murder and rioting case has been registered against unknown persons at Koparkhairane police station and investigation is on."
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