Monday, October 10, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Police assault Dalit auto driver, offer bribe

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/police-assault-dalit-auto-driver-offer-bribe/191346-60-118.html

Tamil Nadu | Posted on Oct 09, 2011 at 10:50am IST
Police assault Dalit auto driver, offer bribe
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express

TIRUCHY: After brutally assaulting a Dalit auto driver in illegal
police custody under suspicions of theft, the police here have
reportedly tried to bribe him with a request not to disclose this to
anyone.

The 45-year-old auto driver S Murali was taken to the police station
and was detained illegally for a day. Murali said he was assaulted
inside the police station under suspicions of stealing a gold chain
from a retired teacher, who used to travel in his auto regularly. His
hands were crippled following severe caning by the police, who wanted
to accept the crime. However, when the police came to the conclusion
that he had no involvement in the incident, they tried to give money
to him, asking him not to reveal this to anyone. On October 4, Murali
received a call from retired school teacher Theresa, a regular
passenger in his auto. She asked him to pick up her guest and drop him
at Palakkarai. When Murali returned� to Theresa's house to collect the
fare, he saw the door of Theresa's house locked and she was shouting
for help. When he opened the door, Theresa said she was robbed off her
five sovereign gold chain by miscreants and they had locked the house,
before fleeing the place.

On the same day, around 5 pm, Palakkarai Police inspector Murugavel
took Murali and his colleague Jinnah to the police station for an
inquiry that lasted for two hours. The next day,

Murali was again picked up and detained in the police station.� "On
same night, the police folded my hands behind my back and tied them
with a rope. They stared beating me severely. When I cried out of
pain, the beating was severe and they threatened me not to shout,
Murlai told Express, while showing his bruised hands and legs.

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