Superintendent of Police Aagam Jain has suspended Naugaon police station's ASI Shiv Dayal Valmiki, head constable Ram Jat and constable Arvind Sharma with immediate effect.
Bhopal. A sensational case of brutality of Naugaon police station has come to light in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Four youths of tribal society were taken into custody on suspicion of theft and not only brutally beaten, but also given inhuman torture by putting chilli powder in their private parts. In protest against the incident, Bhim Army workers gheraoed the Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police office on Saturday evening. When the matter escalated, three policemen were suspended. Meanwhile, Congress leader Digvijay Singh and Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar have assured justice by talking to the victims over the phone.
What is the whole matter?
Pratap Adivasi, a resident of Dharmapura village of Naugaon police station area, while talking to the media said that on the evening of July 15, at around 7:30 pm, he had gone towards Shikarpura road with his companions Shriram, Ritu, Meera and Balandi Adivasi. During this time, Naugaon police caught them and took them to the police station.
According to Pratap, the police released them after questioning at 10:30 pm on July 15. But on July 16, they were again called to the police station and made to sit till 11 pm. On July 17, at 12 noon, the four youths were again taken into custody and brutally beaten on suspicion of stealing oil from the transformer. Not only this, according to the youths, the police crossed the limits of brutality by putting chilli powder in their private parts. After this, they were driven away from the police station without any case. The matter came to light when the condition of the victims deteriorated.
Bheem Army gheraoed the Superintendent of Police office
Bheem Army workers, along with the victims, gheraoed the office of Superintendent of Police Aagam Jain late on Saturday evening. The activists said that the youth of the tribal society have been treated like animals, which will not be tolerated.
Three policemen suspended, investigation started
Taking immediate action in the case, Superintendent of Police Agam Jain has suspended ASI Shiv Dayal Valmiki, Head Constable Ram Jat and Constable Arvind Sharma of Naugaon police station with immediate effect.
Station in-charge Satish Singh clarified that some people were questioned on suspicion of theft, but no kind of beating or inhuman behavior was done. However, after the allegations of the victims and eyewitnesses, the role of the police is under suspicion.
Digvijay Singh and Umang Singhar demanded action
As soon as the information about the incident was received, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh spoke to the victim youths over the phone and assured them of justice. He also attacked the state government and said that atrocities are being committed against the tribals and the weaker sections continuously, and the administration is a mute spectator.
Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar has also termed the matter serious and demanded strict action against the culprits. He said that police in Madhya Pradesh is becoming unbridled and tribal society is being continuously targeted.
Ankit Pachauri
Courtesy: Hindi News