Out to fetch medicines for pregnant wife, man ‘thrashed by cops’

SUKHDEV’S WIFE, RENU BALA, HAS ALLEGED THAT THE COPS SLAPPED HER HUSBAND, HIT HIM WITH STICKS

AMRITSAR: A 35-year-old man was injured after being allegedly thrashed by two policemen when he with his 8 months pregnant wife was going to buy medicines in Sultanwind area here on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Sukhdev Singh of Sri Guru Ram Das Nagar on Sultanwind Road in Amritsar.

Sukhdev’s wife, Renu Bala, has alleged that the cops slapped her husband, hit him with sticks, forced them to return home and followed them till their residence.The incident has been captured by the CCTV cameras installed outside the victim’s house, in which two cops are seen thrashing the victim with sticks.

“When we reached near Sultanwind Road, two policemen waylaid us. I requested them to let us go as I was suffering from pain, but they didn’t pay attention.

When my husband insisted again, they started slapping him. Following this, we stated heading back, but the cops followed us. When we reached home, they barged in and pulled my husband out and cane-charged him,” she said.

“My husband’s nose was fractured and he was severely injured,” she said.

She added that though the administration had allowed going out to avail emergency medical services, such policemen were harassing innocent people.

However, Division B station house officer Gurwinder Singh denied of having received such a complaint.

Additional deputy commissioner of police Harpal Singh said he was not aware about the case. “I will get this verified and action will be taken accordingly in the matter,” he said.