4 arrested, cop suspended as Moga man tortured in Bikaner

THE VICTIM’S HEAD AND EYEBROWS WERE REPORTEDLY SHAVED AND HE WAS FORCED TO DRINK URINE

BIKANER: Four people were arrested and a head constable was suspended after a resident of Moga district in Punjab was allegedly abducted and tonsured in the Purani Abadi police station area of Sri Ganganagar, police said on Saturday. The case came to light after images of the incident went viral on social media, following which the DSP ordered a probe.

The victim’s head and eyebrows were reportedly shaved and he was forced to drink urine. The four accused were identified as Gulabchand, Vishal, Rahul, Rajia , all residents of Sansi Muhalla in the Purani Abadi police station area.

“The victim, Mahavir Sansi, had come to his sister’s house in Sri Ganganagar on Friday. He was kidnapped by the accused on his way to Ganeshgarh,” said Hemant Sharma, the superintendent of police (SP), Sri Ganganagar. “He was taken to an unknown place, where he was tortured and the accused shaved his head and eye brows at gunpoint,” he added.According to the first information report (FIR) filed by the victim’s father, at the Purani Abadi police station, the accused allegedly forced his son to drink urine and took away Rs 45,000, two mobile phones and a bag of clothes. The accused also took him to their house and allegedly beat him up. When the victim reached the police station to seek help, the police allegedly arrested him under section 151 of the CrPC. The SP has suspended a head constable, Subhash, of the Purani Abadi police for negligence and ordered an inquiry. Deputy SP Ismail Khan said the victim and the accused belong to the same Sansi community. A woman from the accused’s family belongs to the victim’s village. An old affair between the woman and the victim seems to be the reason behind the incident. HTC