The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government and the police are under fire after a video showing a Sikh man beaten up brutally in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh. In the viral video, the person whom the policemen are dragging by holding hair has been identified as Prem Singh Granthi. Two policemen Sitaram Bhatnagar and Mohan Jamre have been suspended after several organisations including Shiromani Akali Dal raised voice against it.
The scuffle took place in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani after an argument over a tea cart broke out between the police and Prem Singh Granthi which turned into a fight. In the viral video, Prem Singh can be seen pleading to let him go while the police are grabbing his hair and taking him away.
Superintendent of Police of Barwani, Nimish Aggarwal claims that Prem Singh already has three cases of theft. He was intoxicated at the time of the scuffle and when he was asked for a licence for the ship, he created a ruckus. Prem Singh has alleged that the police asked for a bribe and when he refused to give the bribe, the cops beat him.
यह अत्याचार व गुंडागर्दी होकर सिख धर्म की पवित्र धार्मिक परंपराओं का अपमान भी है।
— Office Of Kamal Nath (@OfficeOfKNath) August 7, 2020
ऐसी घटनाएँ बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती है।
मैं सरकार से माँग करता हुँ कि तत्काल दोषियों पर कड़ी से कड़ी कार्यवाही हो।
पीड़ित व्यक्ति को न्याय मिले।
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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh suspended the two policemen. He said that ASI Sitaram Bhatnagar and Head Constable Mohan Jamre in Barwani were immediately suspended for inhuman treatment against Sikh brothers. Such barbarism against Sikhs will not be tolerated under any circumstances. The case will be investigated by the Indore IG and strict action will be taken against them.
बड़वानी में ASI सीताराम भटनागर और HC मोहन जामरे को सिख बन्धुओं के साथ किये गए अमानवीय व्यवहार के लिए तुरंत निलंबित किया गया है। सिखों के साथ ऐसी बर्बरता किसी भी हाल में बर्दाश्त नहीं की जाएगी। मामले की जाँच इंदौर आईजी द्वारा की जाएगी और इनके विरुद्ध कड़ी से कड़ी कार्रवाई होगी। https://t.co/Dh3jznK8Cy
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 7, 2020
However, cases of police brutality on Dalits and minorities are coming to light again and again in Madhya Pradesh. Recently, the MP police had to face criticism for assaulting a Dalit farmer family in Guna. At the same time, a Muslim woman Saira, who was fed up with police harassment in Dewas, tried to self-immolate herself.
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