A video that captured two policemen in Uttar Pradesh
kicking and slapping a differently-abled person has again brought into focus
the high-handedness of the police.
Anil, the 22-year-old victim was beaten after he
refused the cops' order to shift some flower pots in Kotwali police station of
Muzaffarnagar district on Wednesday evening.
A video of the beating filmed by a TV journalist who
happened to be present at the station was aired by various TV channels.
"Appropriate action would be taken if he (the
victim) lodges a complaint," said superintendent of police (city) Shravan
Kumar, while dismissing it as a minor incident that occurred due to
misunderstanding between Anil and the policemen.
Kumar also refused to reveal the name of the errant
policemen.
"They (the cops and the victim) are known to
each other for a long time and understand each other. However, they clashed
over a minor issue of shifting some flowerpots," he said.
It was learnt Anil has made the station his abode
for the past few years and was employed as helper by the policemen, whom he
served tea, water and performed other odd jobs.
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