Surat cops in dock again, this time for thrashing watchman

SURAT: Two policemen were suspended on Monday for allegedly beating up a watchman claiming that he had violated lockdown rules in Bhatar area of Surat.
The action against police constables Ranjitsinh Tur and Balvant Parmar was initiated after CCTV footage of them beating watchman Tej Bahadur Yadav (27) went viral on social media on Monday. According to deputy commissioner of police, zone III, Vidhi Chaudhary, the incident happend on Saturday.
According to the CCTV footage, the two cops, posted at Khatodara police station, arrived near Sankalp Shopping Complex at 7.30 pm on Saturday on their official motorcycle.
Yadav, who was on duty is seen sitting in parking area of the complex in the video footage. The footage further shows the cops talking to Yadav for few seconds and then one of them pulls Yadav by the collar.
“The cop intentionally took me out of the parking under a tree to avoid getting caught on CCTV camera. They beat me with stick despite me informing them that I was a watchman on duty,” said Yadav, a native of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh
DCP Chaudhary said, “The policemen claimed that they were enforcing lockdown after 7 pm. The watchman who was not wearing uniform did not give proper answer when questioned and argued, asid that cops. Since the cops behaved irresponsibly by beating up the watchman they have been suspended.”
The Surat police is already facing a probe in connection with death of a migrant workers Satyawan Swain (36) from Odisha. It has been alleged by Swain’s kin that he died after he was thrashed by Amroli cops on May 14. Swain’s family has lodged an FIR against city police in Bhanjanagar police station of Odisha for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
In Video:On cam: Watchman thrashed by cops for allegedly violating lockdown rules in Surat