Kanpur: An IAF personnel from Ghatampur was allegedly assaulted by some policemen, including a sub-inspector, in Kanpur leading to rupture of his eardrum.Nitish Sachan, a Corporal posted in Jamnagar (Gujarat), said the incident took place on Feb 19 when he was returning home from a wedding ceremony. He said as he reached some distance, sub-inspector Ravindra Singh Bundela, and head constable, Pradeep Kumar, stopped him for questioning. He alleged that the police personnel misbehaved with him, and when he protested and made a video on his mobile phone, Bundela called in two more sub-inspectors, including the chowki in-charge. All of them then forced Sachan to unlock his mobile phone.
“When I did not comply, I was forcibly taken to the police station, where they thrashed me severely. I was kicked, punched and hit with batons leading to the rupture of my eardrum,” he claimed. He said when his kin reached the police station in the morning, he was released on challan after being booked under breach of peace sections. DCP Deependra Nath Chaudhary said the victim’s mother informed him about the matter. “ADCP South has been tasked with the probe. If police personnel are found guilty, action will be taken,” he said.
