Indore Cops Mercilessly Thrash Rickshaw-Puller In Public After His Mask Slipped From Nose
Two policemen in Madhya Pradeshs Indore were suspended after they allegedly thrashed a 35-year-old man for not wearing a mask in public. A video of the alleged incident went viral on social media. Police claimed the man first assaulted and abused the constables.
Two policemen in Madhya Pradesh's Indore were suspended after they allegedly thrashed a 35-year-old man for not wearing a mask in public.
A video went viral on social media showing the two cops beating up a rickshaw-puller. The video shows cops roughing up a man having him pinned down on the road.
After a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media, both policemen were suspended, an official said.
Policemen in Indore brutally beating a man for not wearing a mask (which he should) while his child cries, pleading infront of the cops. @ChouhanShivraj will your shameless policemen do the same to PM Modi or BJP leaders who say "no need to wear mask"?
¡ª Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) April 6, 2021
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Police claimed the man first assaulted and abused the constables.
In the video, the two policemen are purportedly seen thrashing the man on the street even as his teenage son and some women beg for mercy.
Superintendent of Police (East) Ashutosh Bagri said the two constables seen in the video have been suspended and a City Superintendent of Police (CSP) has been asked to investigate the matter.
MP: In a viral video, 2 policemen seen thrashing a man in Indore for not wearing mask properly
¡ª ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
"Was taking food for my father in hospital when Police asked me to come to PS as my mask had slipped. I requested that I could report later but they began hitting me," he said (06.04) pic.twitter.com/gOYaljmV1q
Bagri claimed the victim was not wearing a face mask in public and the policemen stopped him to seek explanation for violating the COVID-19 norm.
The man grabbed the collar of one of the constables and started abusing and assaulting him and his colleagues, the police officer claimed.
Cops in Indore beat up a man mercilessly for not wearing a mask as his child watches on hopelessly. Why such inhumane police brutalityy over a simple mask? Our PM never wears a mask, can these police officers dare to lift a finger on him?pic.twitter.com/cSgKvmW5Cg
¡ª Sankul Sonawane (@sankul333) April 6, 2021
"The video of the incident which is going viral on social media has been edited and cropped to tarnish the image of the police," Bagri said.
Another police official said the 35-year-old man seen in the video faces cheating and extortion cases in the city.
