<p>Ghaziabad (UP): The body of a 21-year-old undertrial was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Dasna jail here with police calling it a suicide.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the father of the accused, Shivam, claimed that his son was disturbed as he was "falsely implicated" in a rape case.</p>.<p>Assistant Commissioner of Police (Masuri) Siddhartha Gautam said the local Masuri police station was informed about the death of the undertrial at Dasna jail on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"Acting on the information, Masuri police station officials called in a field unit for a probe. The investigators found the body of the inmate, Shivam, the son of Sunder and a resident of Bulandshahr district, hanging from the ceiling fan in a room inside the yoga hall," he said.</p>.<p>Aged around 21, Shivam was lodged in jail in connection with a crime that took place in Pilakhuwa in Hapur district, the officer added.</p>.<p>The field unit investigated the spot and videographed the proceedings. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and further legal proceedings are underway, the ACP said.</p>.<p>Shivam's father Sunder said he reached Dasna jail along with his relatives on Wednesday morning after he was informed by jail officials that his son had committed suicide.</p>.<p>He claimed that Shivam was "falsely implicated" by police outpost in-charge Chizarsi in Hapur. He alleged that the outpost in-charge was "demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh and the family of the girl was demanding Rs 2 lakh to set aside the case".</p>.<p>"When I could not fulfil the demand, the outpost in-charge lodged an FIR on the charge of rape and under the POCSO Act. Shivam was disturbed due to him being falsely implicated in the case," Sunder claimed.</p>.<p>He further alleged that Shivam left a suicide note which is in possession of police for investigation.</p>.<p>There was no immediate response from police to Sunder's claims.</p>
<p>Ghaziabad (UP): The body of a 21-year-old undertrial was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Dasna jail here with police calling it a suicide.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the father of the accused, Shivam, claimed that his son was disturbed as he was "falsely implicated" in a rape case.</p>.<p>Assistant Commissioner of Police (Masuri) Siddhartha Gautam said the local Masuri police station was informed about the death of the undertrial at Dasna jail on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"Acting on the information, Masuri police station officials called in a field unit for a probe. The investigators found the body of the inmate, Shivam, the son of Sunder and a resident of Bulandshahr district, hanging from the ceiling fan in a room inside the yoga hall," he said.</p>.<p>Aged around 21, Shivam was lodged in jail in connection with a crime that took place in Pilakhuwa in Hapur district, the officer added.</p>.<p>The field unit investigated the spot and videographed the proceedings. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and further legal proceedings are underway, the ACP said.</p>.<p>Shivam's father Sunder said he reached Dasna jail along with his relatives on Wednesday morning after he was informed by jail officials that his son had committed suicide.</p>.<p>He claimed that Shivam was "falsely implicated" by police outpost in-charge Chizarsi in Hapur. He alleged that the outpost in-charge was "demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh and the family of the girl was demanding Rs 2 lakh to set aside the case".</p>.<p>"When I could not fulfil the demand, the outpost in-charge lodged an FIR on the charge of rape and under the POCSO Act. Shivam was disturbed due to him being falsely implicated in the case," Sunder claimed.</p>.<p>He further alleged that Shivam left a suicide note which is in possession of police for investigation.</p>.<p>There was no immediate response from police to Sunder's claims.</p>