Haryana: Suspended police official arrested on custodial torture charges
The Haryana Police on Saturday arrested a suspended station house officer on charges of custodial torture and police brutality against a detainee at the Palwal city police station, The Indian Express reported.
The alleged torture took place when Abid, a man from Rajasthan, was detained on allegations of fraud in December.
In his complaint, Abid said that he worked as a masseur and had travelled to Palwal on December 5, when a person Rambir offered him Rs 12,000 to take care of his paralysed father. However, Rambir allegedly refused to pay the amount after the massage. This led to a dispute, following which the police got involved.
The police allegedly failed to investigate the matter properly and had tortured Abid, Maktoob Media reported.
“Police took me to Bhawankund police chowki and then to the Palwal city police station, where SHO Radheshyam Sharma took me to the restroom, removed my pants, tied my hands and legs and beat me brutally,” PTI quoted Abid as having alleged in his complaint.
“I was made to drink green chilli solution and the same solution was injected into my private parts,” the complaint further alleged.
An inquiry into the allegations, which concluded on April 16, held Sharma guilty of torture. He was suspended by the Rewari Range inspector general on the same day, The Indian Express reported.
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