Delhi:
Three policemen attached to the Govindpuri police station in south Delhi wrote a new chapter in police atrocities by beating and detaining a 23-year-old private firm employee of the same area allegedly at the instance of his employer who purportedly paid them for the heinous act.
Subhash used to work in a button factory owned by Gauri Shankar in Govindpuri. A few months ago, Subhash had fallen out of favour with his employer and was sacked. When Subhash went to ask for his dues on Saturday, Gauri Shankar allegedly abused him and threatened him with dire consequences. "He refused to give me any reason for not releasing Rs 40,000 dues," Subhash alleged.
Following the scuffle, Gauri Shankar sacked Subhash with immediate effect and called up the police.
"He told the police that I had stolen goods from his shop. The cops - Sewa Ram Meena, Hari Singh and Sehi Ram - took me to the police station. Gauri Shankar knows all the three cops. My repeated pleas that I am innocent fell on deaf ears," the 23-year-old resident of Govindpuri told MiD DAY.
"They took me to the police station and did not make a diary entry of my detention, leave alone registering an FIR. And then started the endless hours of torture. They beat me up badly with tyre tubes and lathis," he alleged.
The cops let him go late on Sunday evening after about 48 hours of alleged illegal detention.
"I asked them to call my in-laws but they didn't allow me to use my mobile phone. Somehow my in-laws got the information and then they approached the cops. I was released and was taken immediately to AIIMS trauma centre for treatment. There are marks of torture all over my body. I was crying out of pain," Subhash added.
One of Subhash's relatives called the PCR to complain against the alleged police atrocities.
"There were blue marks of torture all over his body. I registered a complaint against the accused cop," said Sandeep Srivastav, relative of the victim.
The cops denied knowledge of such an incident but assured action against anybody found guilty.
Subhash, however, claimed that he had seen the three accused cops having liquor with Gauri
Shankar in the past. "I remember the faces of all the accused cops," he added.
Subhash used to work in a button factory owned by Gauri Shankar in Govindpuri. A few months ago, Subhash had fallen out of favour with his employer and was sacked. When Subhash went to ask for his dues on Saturday, Gauri Shankar allegedly abused him and threatened him with dire consequences. "He refused to give me any reason for not releasing Rs 40,000 dues," Subhash alleged.
Following the scuffle, Gauri Shankar sacked Subhash with immediate effect and called up the police.
"He told the police that I had stolen goods from his shop. The cops - Sewa Ram Meena, Hari Singh and Sehi Ram - took me to the police station. Gauri Shankar knows all the three cops. My repeated pleas that I am innocent fell on deaf ears," the 23-year-old resident of Govindpuri told MiD DAY.
"They took me to the police station and did not make a diary entry of my detention, leave alone registering an FIR. And then started the endless hours of torture. They beat me up badly with tyre tubes and lathis," he alleged.
The cops let him go late on Sunday evening after about 48 hours of alleged illegal detention.
"I asked them to call my in-laws but they didn't allow me to use my mobile phone. Somehow my in-laws got the information and then they approached the cops. I was released and was taken immediately to AIIMS trauma centre for treatment. There are marks of torture all over my body. I was crying out of pain," Subhash added.
One of Subhash's relatives called the PCR to complain against the alleged police atrocities.
"There were blue marks of torture all over his body. I registered a complaint against the accused cop," said Sandeep Srivastav, relative of the victim.
The cops denied knowledge of such an incident but assured action against anybody found guilty.
Subhash, however, claimed that he had seen the three accused cops having liquor with Gauri
Shankar in the past. "I remember the faces of all the accused cops," he added.
