UP govt recommends CBI inquiry into death of Kanpur businessman in Gorakhpur hotel

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI inquiry into the mysterious death of a businessman in a Gorakhpur hotel. State government said, until the CBI takes over the death case of businessman Manish Gupta, the SIT formed by Uttar Pradesh Police will proceed with the investigation. Manish Gupta was Kanpur-based businessman, who died on Monday after a police raid in a Gorakhpur hotel in which he got injured and later succumbed to his injuries.

The family of the



Kanpur-based businessman has alleged that he was beaten to death by police during the raid at the hotel.

The Police department suspended six policemen on Thursday for negligence during the raid at the hotel room in which Manish Gupta had died. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met the family of the victim on Thursday in Kanpur. Meenakshi Gupta, wife of the deceased, said that the Chief Minister has assured us of a fair investigation.