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UP: 17-year-old boy dies after police allegedly assault him in custody in Lakhimpur Kheri

A 17-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district died on Sunday, four days after he was allegedly assaulted in police custody, reported The Indian Express.

Three police officers have been suspended in connection with the incident. The deceased boy, identified as Rahul, was a resident of Indira Nagar village in Sampurnanagar. He was taken to the police station on January 19 after his uncle accused him of stealing a mobile phone.