NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man and his brother were brutally thrashed by two policemen while they were returning home with groceries in Nihal Vihar of outer Delhi on Friday. One of the youths suffered a broken jaw and severe injuries on his chest and back.
A similar incident was reported from Nathupura where the secretary of an RWA, a YouTuber, suffered a fractured arm after being beaten up at a police post. The man had approached police to report a suspected corona patient in his locality on Tuesday evening. Another such incident was reported from Timarpur on Tuesday where volunteers of a relief distribution campaign being run by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari were beaten up by policemen.
In the Nihal Vihar incident, the victim, Pankaj Verma, claimed that he was returning home after dropping his grandmother to her residence nearby. He had bought groceries on the way. “Two policemen sitting at a picket near my house had seen us leaving, but didn’t say anything then. They stopped us on our way back and asked why we were roaming around,” he added.
Before Verma could give an explanation, one of the cops allegedly hit his brother on the face a few times. When he tried to intervene, he was held by the throat and pushed away. The policemen then allegedly kicked and punched him.
“I couldn’t see their name plates as I was dazed by the attack. They asked my brother to pick up my mobile phone and leave,” Verma said. He will be approaching Nihal Vihar police station with a complaint against the two cops. “If I was at fault, they could have taken legal action against me. Instead, they thrashed me,” he added.
At Nathupura, the attack on YouTuber Narender Kumar was caught on CCTV where policemen were seen beating him with a stick. “When I saw the suspected patient in my colony, I informed the sub-inspector in charge of our area. He asked me to report it to the police post. When I reached there, two policemen suddenly attacked me. I was talking to the sub-inspector when the incident occurred. Later, when I lodged a complaint, I was pressured to withdraw it saying that a cross-FIR would be registered against me,” he said.
DCP (Outer-North) Gaurav Sharma said, “We have taken note of the video and started an inquiry. Strict action will be taken against anyone found at fault.”
At Timarpur, BJP youth wing member Vikas Kumar alleged that while they were waiting for the relief truck to arrive near Indra Basti, three cops approached them and started hurling abuses. When the youths tried to reason with them, they were thrashed and chased away. “I saw the names of the policemen and filed a complaint with the SHO. He assured us that strict action will be taken against the culprits,” said Kumar.
A similar incident was reported from Nathupura where the secretary of an RWA, a YouTuber, suffered a fractured arm after being beaten up at a police post. The man had approached police to report a suspected corona patient in his locality on Tuesday evening. Another such incident was reported from Timarpur on Tuesday where volunteers of a relief distribution campaign being run by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari were beaten up by policemen.
In the Nihal Vihar incident, the victim, Pankaj Verma, claimed that he was returning home after dropping his grandmother to her residence nearby. He had bought groceries on the way. “Two policemen sitting at a picket near my house had seen us leaving, but didn’t say anything then. They stopped us on our way back and asked why we were roaming around,” he added.
Before Verma could give an explanation, one of the cops allegedly hit his brother on the face a few times. When he tried to intervene, he was held by the throat and pushed away. The policemen then allegedly kicked and punched him.
“I couldn’t see their name plates as I was dazed by the attack. They asked my brother to pick up my mobile phone and leave,” Verma said. He will be approaching Nihal Vihar police station with a complaint against the two cops. “If I was at fault, they could have taken legal action against me. Instead, they thrashed me,” he added.
At Nathupura, the attack on YouTuber Narender Kumar was caught on CCTV where policemen were seen beating him with a stick. “When I saw the suspected patient in my colony, I informed the sub-inspector in charge of our area. He asked me to report it to the police post. When I reached there, two policemen suddenly attacked me. I was talking to the sub-inspector when the incident occurred. Later, when I lodged a complaint, I was pressured to withdraw it saying that a cross-FIR would be registered against me,” he said.
DCP (Outer-North) Gaurav Sharma said, “We have taken note of the video and started an inquiry. Strict action will be taken against anyone found at fault.”
At Timarpur, BJP youth wing member Vikas Kumar alleged that while they were waiting for the relief truck to arrive near Indra Basti, three cops approached them and started hurling abuses. When the youths tried to reason with them, they were thrashed and chased away. “I saw the names of the policemen and filed a complaint with the SHO. He assured us that strict action will be taken against the culprits,” said Kumar.
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