Bantwal : Police accused of harassing youth attacked by a group
PSI Prasanna denies any assault or harassment
“Victim was taken to police station from hospital and assaulted”
Mangaluru, June 20: Police were accused of assaulting a youth, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital after being attacked by a group of people at Amai in Bantwal, after taking him to the police station from the hospital.
The victim is identified as auto driver Abdur Rehman (28) of Puriya in Bantwal taluk.
When Rehman was coming from Vittla on June 18, the fuel of his auto was empty and while he was going to a petrol station to bring petrol, a group of people who were discussing something among themselves, enquired Rehman and insulted him with foul language before assaulting him. Sometime later, a few others came and attacked him, he alleged.
Local people admitted Rehman to the hospital on the same day. Puttur town police station police personnel who came to hospital for collecting information, took him to the police station at around 7 pm without any information to the hospital. After forcing him to sit in the Puttur town police station for some time, he was taken to Bantwal police station in a jeep, he said.
While coming on the jeep, the police assaulted him on his cheek and ears. Even after bringing him to Bantwal police station, he was harassed till 12 am and beaten him up. Because of the assault, he was suffering pain in his legs and hands and he could not listen anything, he alleged.
Responding to the incident, Ashraf, brother of Rehman, said that they were not informed about taking Rehman to the police station from the Puttur government hospital. On June 19, the police called him and said his brother is in police station. Later, he was released on bail. On the same day, as Rehman was unable to walk and listen, he was admitted to a private hospital, he said.
Rehman urged the police to take legal action against the accused Kadeshalya gram panchayat member Sanath and Manoj of Perna village. Along with other accused, Sanath had come to Rehman’s house and threatened him. When Rehman’s sister had been to the police station to lodge a complaint, she was made to wait till 12 midnight in the police station, Ashraf said.
PSI denies any assault
Incident happened between two groups. Case was booked as per the information they have collected. One person was arrested and produced before the court related to this incident. But he was released on bail. He was brought to Bantwal police station and interrogated. But he was neither assaulted nor harassed. He was produced in the open court and if he was assaulted, he could have told this before the judge. Now he is making allegation.
PSI Prasanna, Bantwal rural police station
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Ahead of Ambedkar Jayanti, Beed police take action against 11 bootleggers
Beed (PTI): Police in Maharashtra’s Beed district have banned 11 habitual offenders involved in the illegal sale of liquor from entering a few areas in view of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, an official said on Sunday.
These individuals have been barred from entering the jurisdiction of Pethbeed police station and the broader Beed tehsil during Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, he said.
Following a review of the security situation, an official order was passed to restrict the movement of 11 on-record criminals to prevent any untoward incidents or disruption of peace during the festivities, police said.
The alleged bootleggers have been served with notices, warning that they will face stringent legal action if they are found within the prohibited jurisdiction during the specified period, the official added.
