Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday met the family of Parbhani resident Somnath Suryavanshi, who died in judicial custody after being held for violence in the city in central Maharashtra, and later sai

Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that a Dalit youth who died in judicial custody in Maharashtra was "murdered" by the police, disputing the state government's claim that he succumbed to asthma.

Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed that Somnath Suryavanshi was murdered because he was a Dalit. Suryavanshi, who was arrested in connection with

Suryavanshi (35), a resident of Shankar Nagar, was one of the 50 people arrested during the violence and police said that he died later in a state-run hospital after falling ill.

Rahul Gandhi's visit to violence-affected Parbhani sparked accusations from Maharashtra's BJP and state officials, labeling his actions as politically motivated and divisive. The Maharashtra government,

Maharashtra CM says in the state assembly recently that Suryavanshi had told a magistrate that he was not tortured and the CCTV footage also doesn't show any evidence of brutality

The incident took place on 10 December when violence erupted after a replica of the Constitution was vandalised

Violence was reported in Parbhani after a glass-enclosed replica of the Constitution near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue outside the railway station in the city was vandalised on Dec 10.

Mumbai: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed that Somnath Suryavanshi, who reportedly died in police custody after violence in Parbhani city, was “killed” because he was a Dalit and was defending the Constitution.

Speaking at a press conference, Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited the family of Somnath Suryavanshi, a Dalit man who allegedly died in judicial custody, in Maharashtra’s Parbani.