Pune: The police have ordered a probe after a video clip allegedly showing an IPS officer from Beed district boasting that she had beaten 21 Dalits went viral.
“We have asked the Additional Superintendent of Police to conduct an inquiry into the matter. We are trying to ascertain the authenticity of the clip and will take action once it has been verified,” G. Shreedhar, Superintendent of Police (SP). Beed, told The Hindu on Monday.
In the clip, the officer, who allegedly looks like Bhagyashree Navtake, Deputy Superintendent of Police in Beed’s Majalgaon tehsil, is heard telling some people (presumably belonging to the Maratha community) that she thrashes those who come to register a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
“Do you know how I beat them [persons from the backward communities]. I tie their hands and legs and take out my anger about [the atrocities Act] on them,” the alleged police officer said. The officer also said she filed false cases against Dalits and Muslims.
The group of persons, allegedly Marathas, has come to seek the officer’s help as it appears that a case under the atrocities Act has been lodged against them by members of the Dalit community. The officer is further heard saying that if she released them [the Marathas] now, there would be a hue and cry.
The group is heard expressing their appreciation for the officer for not arresting members of the Maratha community in a similar case in Pimpri where she was posted.
Mr. Shreedhar said Bahujan Vikas Morcha, a Dalit outfit, has submitted an application, urging them to file an FIR against Ms. Navtake.