Mumbai cops ‘thrash’ couple in police station

MUMBAI: A video clip of a couple being thrashed allegedly by cops inside a police station in Mumbai has gone viral on social media. Police however have denied the charge and insist that the couple were fighting and the policemen were only trying to pull them apart.

MUMBAI: A video clip of a couple being allegedly thrashed by cops inside a police station in Mumbai has gone viral on the social media. Police, however, has denied the charge and insist that the couple were fighting and the policemen were only trying to pull them apart.

In the video, a young couple are seen being manhandled by some policemen inside the police station in suburban Andheri.

Andheri Police rubbished the charge saying that the duo were in an inebriated condition and were fighting on the night of November 1.

“The couple were...fighting with each other on the road near Andheri Metro Station. They were then brought to the police station but the two again picked up a fight. Police just did its duty to separate them while they were fighting,” senior inspector, Andheri Police Station, Nandkumar Dhumal said.

He said the man was trying to get hold of his wife and when the cops tried to restrain him and the video was recorded at that particular moment.

Dhumal added that an inquiry has been initiated in the matter.

No case was lodged against the couple and their parents were called to the police station. The duo were later released after a warning.