9-Year-Old Boy Kicked, Punched On Camera By Cop Over Theft Suspicion

The boys seen thrashing the nine-year-old

Bhopal:

A nine-year-old boy, cornered on a avenue in a residential space, is wildly thrashed by males on bikes, together with a policeman in civilian garments, for allegedly stealing a bicycle in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, exhibits a video.

The incident, captured on CCTV, happened on Friday afternoon round 1.

A constable of the Particular Armed Drive’s (SAF) sixth Battalion, Ashok Thapa, has been recognized as one of many attackers within the incident, stated Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddarth Bahuguna.

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Within the video, a person on bike is holding the younger baby as different two males arrive on bikes. The person in a white vest is seen kicking the kid, whereas the person in a neon T-shirt holds the kid by his hair and goes about thrashing him mercilessly. A person tries to intervene, however is pushed away by the person in neon T-shirt. A lady can also be seen making an attempt to cease the person, who by now has the kid on his bike, reverses it and speeds away.

A case has been registered in Ranjhi police station and the constable has been issued a discover for additional motion, stated police.

“The constable caught the boy close to Mastana Sq. after being instructed a few bicycle theft and hit him. He has been charged below Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily inflicting harm), 294 (obscene act and tune) and part 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Safety of Youngsters) Act,” Pradeep Pandey, SSP Jabalpur, stated.