Mumbai:
A combat vehicle meant to deal with terror situations in Mumbai was allegedly used by a policeman to assist his brother's drunken rioting.
The victim, Irfan Sheikh, was on his way back from a marriage when he spotted a swanky new motorcycle in Nehru Nagar, Kurla and stopped to admire it. Just then, he alleges, five or six drunken bikers accosted him and accused him of planning to steal the motorcycle.
A visibly shaken Sheikh said, "The person who seemed to be leading the drunken group, Milind Vichare, accused me of planning to steal the bike and, despite my protests, started thrashing me. His friends joined in, and I was beaten black and blue."
Sheikh then called his friends for help, and Vichare, too, made a call from his cell phone. In some time, Sheikh saw a police combat vehicle coming down the road and called out for help.
"One of the policemen in the combat vehicle got off and, instead of helping me, took me to an isolated spot near the Kurla bus depot and started abusing me and hitting me while the other three policemen looked on. When I asked him what was going on, he threatened that he would frame me in a case and throw me in prison," added Sheikh.
The policeman, who was later identified as Constable Kishore Vichare, Milind's elder brother, then escorted him to Nehru Nagar police station.
Luckily for Sheikh, the officer on duty in the station asked constable Vichare what the matter was, and, on hearing Sheikh's version, reprimanded Vichare for his reckless behaviour and for misusing the combat vehicle.
He then ordered a medical test on Sheikh as well as the attackers. The preliminary medical report from Rajawadi hospital stated that Sheikh was injured in the stomach, while his attackers seemed to be under the influence of liquor.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone VI) Dilip Sawant, said, "If the policeman has done this, it is wrong. I will look into the matter after enquiring with the police station."
The victim, Irfan Sheikh, was on his way back from a marriage when he spotted a swanky new motorcycle in Nehru Nagar, Kurla and stopped to admire it. Just then, he alleges, five or six drunken bikers accosted him and accused him of planning to steal the motorcycle.
A visibly shaken Sheikh said, "The person who seemed to be leading the drunken group, Milind Vichare, accused me of planning to steal the bike and, despite my protests, started thrashing me. His friends joined in, and I was beaten black and blue."
Sheikh then called his friends for help, and Vichare, too, made a call from his cell phone. In some time, Sheikh saw a police combat vehicle coming down the road and called out for help.
"One of the policemen in the combat vehicle got off and, instead of helping me, took me to an isolated spot near the Kurla bus depot and started abusing me and hitting me while the other three policemen looked on. When I asked him what was going on, he threatened that he would frame me in a case and throw me in prison," added Sheikh.
The policeman, who was later identified as Constable Kishore Vichare, Milind's elder brother, then escorted him to Nehru Nagar police station.
Luckily for Sheikh, the officer on duty in the station asked constable Vichare what the matter was, and, on hearing Sheikh's version, reprimanded Vichare for his reckless behaviour and for misusing the combat vehicle.
He then ordered a medical test on Sheikh as well as the attackers. The preliminary medical report from Rajawadi hospital stated that Sheikh was injured in the stomach, while his attackers seemed to be under the influence of liquor.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone VI) Dilip Sawant, said, "If the policeman has done this, it is wrong. I will look into the matter after enquiring with the police station."
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