FIR against 10 policemen for assaulting Dalit student in Greater Noida GeoTv News

The Greater Noida Police has lodged an FIR against 10 of its personnel for allegedly assaulting a Dalit law student last year, officials said on Wednesday, October 4. The 22-year-old student, who hails from Aligarh, claimed that he was assaulted inside a police station in November 2022 after being implicated in a false case.

The FIR was lodged on Sunday, 1 October, after a lengthy follow-up by the complainant, who referred to the ordeal he faced at the hands of the police while dealing with PTI in June. Police said that two police station officers were among those booked. “An FIR has been lodged at Beta 2 police station under the Prevention of Atrocities Act,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Saad Mia Khan said.

“An investigation has been initiated into the matter. The facts of the alleged assault are being investigated. Investigations into the cases filed under the SC/ST Act are scheduled to be completed within two months,” Khan told PTI.

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