The video from Madhya Pradesh triggered enormous criticism on social media.
Bhopal: Two policemen are seen raining blows on a person, apparently intoxicated, with their batons in a video that has been extensively shared on social media, triggering enormous criticism. The video from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara, about 300 km from state capital Bhopal, has now prompted a probe by town police.
The clip apparently shot on a cell phone reveals one of many two cops beating the person until he falls on the bottom. He is then joined by his colleague, standing subsequent to him. Another man in a white shirt and black trousers is watching them each. He then helps the policemen as they carry the person to the police van after which drive away.
This clip – practically 1 minute and 32 seconds lengthy – is an previous one, mentioned police, including that the person who was being crushed was creating ruckus within the neighbourhood.
छिन्दवाड़ा के पिप्लानरायनवार में नशे में धुत युवक की पुलिसकर्मियों ने की बेहरमी से पिटाई.वीडियो हुआ वायरल, @ChhindwaraPoli1
ने दो पुलिसकर्मी को लाइन हाजिर करते हुए मामले के जांच के आदेश दिए @Palava Newsindia#lockdown#bhojpuri#COVID19#lockdownpic.twitter.com/V9WSZAkUn7— Anurag Dwary (@Anurag_Dwary) May 23, 2020
“An old video has gone viral that shows a man being beaten. We have taken note of it. Two cops – Krishna Dongre and Ashish – are seen in the clip. The man was seen creating ruckus. We have ordered a probe. Police dropped the man. No case has been filed against him. We will wait for the probe to complete,” senior police officer Shashank Garg advised reporters.
Many on social media had sought to know the rationale of the provocation, calling the incident “brutal”.
“What makes them so cruel?” wrote a consumer.
Another consumer tweeted: “How brutally these cops are thrashing this man, these police officers must be jailed immediately.”
The video comes as a nationwide lockdown proceed to deal with coronavirus, which has contaminated over 6,000 individuals in Madhya Pradesh, killed over 270 sufferers.
Across India, over 1.25 lakh have been affected, greater than 3,700 have died.
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