Cop sent to police lines for beating man in Chhattisgarh

Surajpur SP took action against in charge of a police station for beating a man who allegedly violated COVID 19 norms. The incident came to light after a video of the assault went viral on social media.

Surajpur (Chhattisgarh):Surajpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Kukreja on Sunday took action against in charge of police station Kotwali, Basant Khalkho for beating a man for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines.

The SP attached Khalkho to the police lines after he was seen beating a man for violating COVID-19 norms in a viral video. This comes a day after social media videos of Surajpur District Collector Ranbir Sharma emerged where he was seen slapping a man and throwing away his phone.

The District Collector was seen slapping a youth who attempted to show him a piece of paper and explain why he was outside during the lockdown. The collector then threw the youth's phone on the road and asked accompanying policemen to hit him. Sharma is heard saying in the videos "maaro ise" (beat him).

Sharma later explained that the man in the viral video had lied to officials that he was going for vaccination but there was no proper documentation to justify his claim and the person also misbehaved with officials. Sharma issued a public apology for his outburst stating that his intention was never to disrespect anybody. The man in the video has been charged under the Epidemic Diseases Act for violating COVID-19 norms.

However, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday directed that a new mobile phone as compensation will be provided to the youth, whose mobile got damaged during the alleged misbehavior by the collector.

(ANI)