According to the police he was arrested from Punjab as they had alleged that he had supplied arms to the other accused.
Anuj Thapan
The mother of Anuj Thapan has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI probe into his death. Thapan, who was accused in the Salman Khan shooting case, died in custody on May 1 after allegedly committing suicide. According to the police he was arrested from Punjab as they had alleged that he had supplied arms to the other accused.
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Family of Anuj Kumar Thapan are now demanding a CBI investigation into his death. They accused the police of mistreating their son and have further claimed that he was strangled to death. The post-mortem confirmed a ligature mark on his neck typical of hanging cases
The family members arrived in Mumbai on May 3 and were directed to JJ Hospital in order to claim Thapan’s body. Thapan’s parents and family have accused the police of mistreating Thapan when he was in custody. He was arrested by the Crime Branch and was held in commissionerate of police when he died.