What do we know about the 'custodial death' of 35-year-old law student in Maharashtra's Parbhani
New Indian ExpressA 35-year-old Ambedkarite youth had died under judicial custody in Parbhani on December 15. Hours after his death, the forensic department has confirmed that the law student died due to “shock following multiple injuries.” The youth, identified as Somnath Vyankat Suryawanshi, was arrested along with several others for their alleged involvement in the violent protests that rocked the city in central Maharashtra over vandalizing of a replica of the Constitution. It has been stated that a glass-enclosed replica of the Constitution near Dr B R Ambedkar's statue outside the Parbhani railway station was found damaged on the evening of December 10. Opposition leaders, including Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, condemned the "insult" to the Constitution, while Congress in Maharashtra asked the government not to commit "atrocities" on Dr B R Ambedkar's followers in the aftermath of the violence. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the "mentally unstable" man who allegedly damaged the replica was arrested immediately, yet violence took place which was unacceptable.