A constable of Uttar Pradesh Police was suspended after a video allegedly showing him brutally beating a rickshaw-puller went viral on social media. The cop was captured on video beating the hapless victim on the side of a busy street.
The cop, identified as Anand Pratap Singh, was reportedly seen in the video dragging the rickshaw-puller by his hair and then kicking him repeatedly.
According to reports, Singh beat up the victim for allegedly blocking the way of a police control room (PCR) van. The incident happened on 22 August at the busy Engineering College Chauraha.
NewsX reports that the PRV in-charge, too, has been suspended over the incident.
Reports say that the accused constable is posted at the Madiyaon police station in Lucknow and is a member of the Dial-100 squad.
वर्दी की गर्मी!!
सरेआम बीच सड़क पर अपनी ताकत का प्रदर्शन करता पुलिसकर्मी
लखनऊ में मड़ियांव के अंतर्गत इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज चौराहे पर एक ऑटो चालक को पुलिस वाले ने बेरहमी से पीटा.
जब मन नही भरा तो गर्दन पर भी लात रखी कहां तुम को जान से मार देंगे@lucknowpolice @Igrangelucknow @dgpup pic.twitter.com/hQSnpwZalZ— Martand Singh (@MartandMs) August 24, 2018
#ssp_lucknow द्वारा उक्त पुलिस कर्मी को तत्काल प्रभाव से निलंबित कर दिया गया है व जांच हेतु co अलीगंज को निर्देशित किया गया है, अन्य सभी को मुनासिब हिदायत दी गयी।
— Lucknow Police (@lucknowpolice) August 24, 2018