From: PVCHR Communication <cfr.pvchr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 31, 2020 at 4:38 PM
Subject: Dalits' 'torture' in custody: Two cops suspended
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Date: Sun, May 31, 2020 at 4:38 PM
Subject: Dalits' 'torture' in custody: Two cops suspended
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To, The Chairperson National Human Rights Commission New Delhi
Respected Sir,
I want to bring in your kind attention towards the news published in Times of India on 9 May, 2020 regarding Dalits' 'torture' in custody: Two cops suspended http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/75643941.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
To,
The Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission
New Delhi
Respected Sir,
I want to bring in your kind attention towards the news published in Times of India on 9 May, 2020 regarding Dalits' 'torture' in custody: Two cops suspended http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/75643941.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Therefore it is a kind request please direct for appropriate action.
Thanking You
Sincerely Yours
Lenin RaghuvanshiConvenor People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights
Dalits' 'torture' in custody: Two cops suspended
TNN | May 9, 2020, 02.56 PM IST
SANGRUR: Following allegations of alleged torture and illegal confinement of two dalit youths at Sandaur police station in Sangrur district, Punjab Police on Friday suspended two cops, including an assistant sub-inspector and a home guard, and transferred three other policemen.
The action came after Jagga Singh, sarpanch of Kasba Bharal village, filed a complaint alleging that ASI Sukhwinder Singh and home guard Kesar Singh allegedly detained his nephews Simranjeet Singh and Lakhbir Singh and kept them in illegal confinement.
'Cops tortured us when we stood firm'
When the two men went to the police station to file a complaint against four policemen who had allegedly taken away Rs 20,000 from them on Wednesday, they were confined there. The complainant also alleged that the policemen tortured Simranjeet and Lakhbir and even poured petrol on the former's private parts. Lakhbir sustained minor injuries, but Simranjeet had to be admitted to Malerkotla Civil Hospital.
Jagga Singh said his nephew was approached by four persons on Wednesday night who identified themselves as a policemen and asked the duo to come with them to the police station in connection with some case. They even took Rs 20,000 from them. One of the victims, Simranjeet, claimed that the policemen told them not to file a complaint about Wednesday night's incident, and when they did not agree, the cops tortured them.
According to the complainant, his nephews were kept at the police station till Thursday evening and only released after their relatives assembled outside the police station and threatened to hold a protest.
Malerkotla superintendent of police Manjit Singh Brar said they had suspended ASI Sukhwinder Singh and homeguard Kesar Singh and transferred three other cops. He said the allegations regarding Wednesday's incident were also being investigated.
The action came after Jagga Singh, sarpanch of Kasba Bharal village, filed a complaint alleging that ASI Sukhwinder Singh and home guard Kesar Singh allegedly detained his nephews Simranjeet Singh and Lakhbir Singh and kept them in illegal confinement.
'Cops tortured us when we stood firm'
When the two men went to the police station to file a complaint against four policemen who had allegedly taken away Rs 20,000 from them on Wednesday, they were confined there. The complainant also alleged that the policemen tortured Simranjeet and Lakhbir and even poured petrol on the former's private parts. Lakhbir sustained minor injuries, but Simranjeet had to be admitted to Malerkotla Civil Hospital.
Jagga Singh said his nephew was approached by four persons on Wednesday night who identified themselves as a policemen and asked the duo to come with them to the police station in connection with some case. They even took Rs 20,000 from them. One of the victims, Simranjeet, claimed that the policemen told them not to file a complaint about Wednesday night's incident, and when they did not agree, the cops tortured them.
According to the complainant, his nephews were kept at the police station till Thursday evening and only released after their relatives assembled outside the police station and threatened to hold a protest.
Malerkotla superintendent of police Manjit Singh Brar said they had suspended ASI Sukhwinder Singh and homeguard Kesar Singh and transferred three other cops. He said the allegations regarding Wednesday's incident were also being investigated.
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