Police assault minor boy, father alleges caste bias
Two cops allegedly beat up a 15-year-old boy in front of his school
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-01-22 07:45 GMT
Hyderabad: Two cops allegedly beat up a 15-year-old boy in front of his school at Hayathnagar and then detained him at the police station. The cops came to the school following a complaint from another student's parents who had alleged that their son was being harassed by the boy and his friends.
Hayathnagar police claimed they had booked a case against the boy and his friends for assaulting a 15-year-old student and had brought him to the station to inquire about the case. They denied that they had beaten the boy.
Meanwhile, the boy’s father alleged that cops beat him up since he belonged to a lower caste. “Two constables went to my son’s class in Vidya Dharani School and beat him up with canes. They also took him to the police station and detained him for an hour and half,” said the victim’s father, who is a resident of JNRM colony near Abdullapur.
Police said the boy and his friends attacked another boy and his parents had lodged a complaint. “We had booked a case against this boy for assault and criminal intimidation. So, we just brought him to the police station for inquiry. He was not beaten by the police,” said inspector P. Venkateswarlu.
Vanasthalipuram ACP B. Bhaskar said that they will inquire into the allegation. “We will look into the issue and conduct an internal inquiry. If any cop is responsible action will be initiated,” he said.