Bengaluru: Policeman abuses two, kicks them on face for pulling bike stuns on road; video viral
Bengauru: In a viral video that has taken social media platforms by storm in state’s capital Bengaluru, two youths are seen being abused and kicked by local policeman allegedly for driving rashly and pulling bike stunts on busy road in the city. In the video the youths are being beaten by civilian with a cricket bat in the presence of police.
The two youngsters have been identified as Mohammed Shahid (18) and Huzaif, residents of Padarayanapura.
According to the reports the local residents in the city had complained to the policeman about two youngsters pulling dangerous bike stunts in the locality and had reported that several pedestrians had narrowly escaped injuries.
The two policemen reportedly stopped the youngsters and warned them to not pull the stunts on the roads but as soon as they were allowed to go the duo sped up their way and pulled a stunt again, locals alleged.
The police then alleged got hold of them and reportedly assaulted them. In the video one of the policemen is seen using abusive words and kicking the youngsters on their face while they plead apologies for their act.
A civilian man then jumps out of the crowd and assaults the two youngsters with a cricket bat as they whimper in pain before the policeman intercepts and stop the civilian from assaulting the duo.
"We have secured the person who had assaulted the riders with a cricket bat. The policeman who had intervened has also been identified," senior Bengaluru police officer Dr Bhemshankar Guled said while reacting to the incident after it went viral social media platforms.
Several soial media users have criticised the behavior of policemen on the scene and have demanded action by the department against the personnel.
One of the youngster assaulted by the police, Mohammed Shahid has alleged that he was not pulling the stunts on the road and added that the police had falsely targetted him and his friend while others were carrying out the stunts on road.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
