CCTV grab of police constables thrashing biz owner in Vadodara
Vadodara: Touted as the cultural capital of Gujarat, the city has witnessed some boorish behaviour of the cops over the last few days. Some policemen have come under the scanner for ill-treating and assaulting citizens over minor issues. City police commissioner Shamsher Singh has acted sternly and either transferred or suspended the erring policemen.
But the violent streak of the cops doesn’t seem to end. On the night of July 10, a shop owner in Manjalpur area was brutally assaulted by two police constables posted in Manjalpur police station. The shop owner pleaded with folded hands but the cops kept thrashing him till his face got swollen. Both the cops were suspended on Monday morning.
Vadodara: Navapura police sub-inspector DS Patel, who was accused of beating an 18-year-old for not wearing face mask on Tuesday, was transferred to the police control room on Wednesday. “The boy wasn’t wearing a mask and he said that he didn’t have enough money to pay the penalty. But there was no need to take him to the police station. The on-duty cop should have noted his address and taken the fine later. I have transferred Patel and ordered an inquiry against him to find out if he had assaulted the boy,” said Shamsher Singh, police commissioner. On Tuesday, the teenager Ritham Patel’s car was stopped near Polo Ground as he wasn’t wearing a mask. Ritham said that when he pointed out that two cops sitting in the police control room van nearby were also not wearing face masks, he was allegedly beaten by the policemen including Patel. He was taken to the police station and allowed to leave after his uncle paid the fine. Ritham later got admitted to SSG Hospital as h