Overview

• Dilip Rajput was found dead by hanging at his Farrukhabad home with a suicide note written in blue ink on his white trousers detailing alleged extortion and torture.
• The note named Constables Yashwant Yadav and Mahesh Upadhyay, claiming they beat him and demanded a ₹50,000 bribe before reducing it to ₹40,000 for his release.
• His suicide note also accused three of his wife’s relatives—father Vanwari Lala, brother Raju and brother-in-law Rajnesh Rajput—of harassment and extortion.
• Dilip’s father filed an FIR against the five individuals and the Fatehgarh police immediately suspended the two accused officers.
• The post-mortem report found no visible injuries and authorities have pledged strict action based on the outcome of the ongoing inquiry.