Prakash’s family has said the girl’s father had “threatened” to lodge a “false” complaint against him. (Photo for representation) Prakash’s family has said the girl’s father had “threatened” to lodge a “false” complaint against him. (Photo for representation)

After a 70-year-old man committed suicide by consuming poison in police custody, police Saturday lodged a case of abetment to suicide against the man who allegedly lodged against him a “false” case of rape attempt on his minor daughter.

Om Prakash’s family has alleged that the “false” FIR was a fallout of a monetary dispute between him and the girl’s father, Addl SP Pankaj Kumar said, quoting from the complaint filed by Prakash’s son Manoj.

He added that they were yet to lodge a complaint against the officers whose “dereliction” resulted in the man’s death in custody. “The decision in this regard will be taken by the SSP, who is not in the district now,” he said.

Prakash’s family has said the girl’s father had “threatened” to lodge a “false” complaint against him. Prakash, a farmer, had reportedly replied that he would consume poison if any “false charge” was levelled against him.

On Thursday evening, the girl’s father lodged an FIR alleging that Prakash attempted to rape his 8-year-old daughter.

According to SHO R K Sharma, two constables took Prakash to a police outpost Friday to record his statement. He added that Prakash, apparently carrying the poisonous substance, consumed some and fell on the ground frothing at the mouth. He was rushed to district hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, Sharma said.

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