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A 17-year-old lad was allegedly beaten by the Kumbala constabulary for filming officers assaulting locals during a thoroughfare altercation astatine Mogeal successful Kasaragod, Kerala, connected October 17. The lad and his parents who aboriginal approached the Kumbala constabulary to record a ailment were allegedly threatened with being made accused successful the aforesaid case.
According to the complaint, the constabulary had reached the spot pursuing an statement that broke retired during a schoolhouse festival which turned into a scuffle connected the road. Eyewitnesses alleged that officers utilized unit adjacent against bystanders and insignificant children uninvolved successful the dispute. The 17-year-old, who had recorded the incidental connected his phone, was allegedly beaten with a lathi erstwhile the constabulary noticed him filming.
The injured lad was aboriginal taken to infirmary by a relative. The infirmary authorities informed the constabulary astir the assault, aft which the household was called to the constabulary presumption 2 days later. Believing it was to grounds their statement, they went to the station, but were allegedly coerced to motion documents aimed astatine framing them successful a mendacious case.
Video footage purportedly of the incidental shows the constabulary detaining the teen and his friends from a adjacent shop.
The household has lodged complaints with the Chief Minister, the District Police Chief and the Kerala State Human Rights Commission seeking enactment against the officers involved.
‘Mild unit utilized to disperse crowd’
When contacted, Kasaragod District Police Chief Vijay Bharath Reddy said the constabulary tried to disperse the assemblage comprising astir 400 students and locals aft the decision of schoolhouse festival.
“The assemblage had blocked the roadworthy and the work roadworthy completely, which caused commotion and postulation congestion. Even ambulances were stuck,“ Mr. Reddy said.
“The constabulary had to usage mild unit to disperse the assemblage to guarantee instrumentality and order, too allowing escaped postulation movement,“ helium said, adding that a lawsuit was besides registered nether Section 194(2) of the BNS successful transportation with the incident.
He admitted that a ailment has been received, but that determination is “no evidence” to enactment the allegation. However, an bid has been issued directing Kasaragod ACP Nandagopan to inquire into the substance and taxable a report, Mr. Reddy said.
