Police have slapped murder charges in the case. Earlier, eight persons, including an activist of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were arrested on Monday on charges of attempt to murder.
Following the claims of the eye-witness, AAP demanded sacking of Commissioner Kumar alleging that police was misleading people by arresting eight “innocent youth” in connection with the incident.
Kejriwal said Yogendra's account was opposite of what police said. “Is police lying?” he asked.
AAP chief Spokesperson Manish Sisodia alleged police was “politicising” Tomar's death to cover their mistakes and demanded that Kumar be sacked.
“Delhi Police should have dealt with the matter with sensitivity and honoured the constable's death. But, the police have politicised the death to cover their own mistakes. We feel that the Delhi Police are involved in a conspiracy.
The police commissioner should be sacked,” he said. Tomar's family refuted the claims of an eye-witness, saying he died after suffering injuries caused in the chaos.
“My father died because of the chaos during the protests at India Gate. Protesters pushed him, they trampled upon him. He had internal injuries. The claims that he did not receive injuries are false,” Tomar's son Aditya said.
Tomar's family claimed that the policeman did not have a history of heart problems. “Tomar was attacked by protesters. He did not suffer from any heart-related problems,” Tomar's relative Naveen Chaudhary said.
Blaming the protesters for Tomar's death, his son Deepak had yesterday alleged that protesters brutally beat up his father. “The public is responsible for this because they beat him up so badly. Can they return my father?” he said.
Yogendra's friend Paolin, who was with him when Tomar collapsed, also told India TV the same sequence of events and denied that he was attacked by protesters.
“I saw him falling down in front of my eyes. He collapsed and we rushed to him. We removed his jacket and shoes. I asked whether he can hear me and then I asked him to breathe...I even shouted for help and asked police and mediapersons not to stay as onlookers and call the ambulance,” she told India TV.
“He was sweating profusely and there were no injuries on his body.
If we had not been there, he would have been dead on the spot,” she said.
Asked what would she do if she is pressurised to change her statement, she said she would not succumb to any pressure and that she would stand by what she had said.
