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Four policemen suspended for assaulting NRI in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, June 30
Hyderabad's police
commissioner has suspended four police personnel and transferred a
sub-inspector of police for beating up four youth including an NRI
living in Ireland, a statement said on Tuesday.
V.Sampath, sub-inspector of Musheerabad Police Station has been transferred pending enquiry, said a police statement.
Hyderabad
Police Commissioner Mahender Reddy on Sunday ordered a probe by an
assistant commissioner of police after Mallapuram Vasu, one of the
victims, complained through email, about the highhanded behaviour of
police.
Vasu, who is an Irish resident, complained that he and
three others were beaten with fibre batons by the policemen, who also
demanded Rs.3 lakh bribe.
Based on Vasu's statement, a case was registered against the policemen at Musheerabad police station.
According
to deputy commissioner of police, west zone, during the preliminary
enquiry, the policemen were found involved in beating and highhanded
behaviour tarnishing the image of police.
The police officer said
the four people in a heavily drunken state were creating nuisance in
the early hours of June 25 in Musheerabad area. They argued with police
and resisted attempts to bring them to the police station.
"Enraged
by their behaviour, the police personnel have beaten them up with fibre
lathis and hands and caused severe bruise injuries to Mallapuram Vasu
and simple injuries to others," he said.
After conducting a
breath analyser test, a case was registered against them. While one of
them, identified as Preetam, was arrested and produced before the
magistrate, others were let off.
The police commissioner warned
that such conduct on the part of police personnel is unacceptable and
they have been instructed to handle all such cases with due care and
caution without being provoked, the statement said.