Viral video shows police officer kicking young man in face at Manchester Airport
Manchester: An incident involving police officers at Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport has sparked outrage after a video surfaced showing an officer kicking a young man in the face. The 40-second video, recorded by a fellow passenger, has gone viral and raised questions about police conduct.
The footage, captioned "Can't see how you can justify kicking someone in the face and head when they are lying on the floor being tasered and he seemed compliant," depicts a tense scene with at least five armed officers in blue boiler suits surrounding a young man, believed to be in his late teens, lying on the floor.
The young man, who appears to be Asian, had reportedly been tasered before the video began. The video shows a male officer delivering a forceful kick to the right side of the young man’s face as an older woman, presumed to be his mother, kneeled beside him. The officer then stamped on the back of the boy's head with his boot.
During the incident, a female officer can be heard instructing members of the public to "move back" before attempting to use her radio. She appears visibly distressed by the scene. An older Asian man seated nearby was also ordered to the ground and complied by placing his hands behind his head before being restrained by two male officers.
Greater Manchester Police have launched an investigation following the video’s release. In a statement, they said: "Officers were called to reports of an altercation between members of the public in Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport. While attempting to arrest one of the suspects of the earlier altercation, three officers were subjected to a violent assault, where they were punched to the ground."
The most brutal of police assaults on two men. Not in Tel Aviv. In Manchester airport
— Howard Beckett (@BeckettUnite) July 24, 2024
They are tasered. Kicked in the head. Stamped on the head. Hit on the head with a taser gun and then a knee is dropped into their kidneys
This is thuggery in uniformspic.twitter.com/srZO8zEWzs
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
