Police beats woman with leather belt during interrogation: Video Goes Viral

After a video, where Faridabad Police were seen allegedly hitting a woman with a belt surfaced on social media, people demanded strict action and punishment. Following which, two head constables with the Faridabad Police have been suspended and three special police officers (SPOs) have been sacked in this regard. In the 4-minute-24-second video, it shows that the woman, who is dressed in a sari, standing in a park with three men — one in uniform and two in plainclothes — confronting her.

Reportedly, according to police, this incident took place in October last year. It happened at a park that falls under the jurisdiction of the Adarsh Nagar police station, where all five accused were deployed at the time.

As per the Indian Express reports, "Adarsh Nagar police received information that a man and a woman were doing something wrong in the park. When police reached the spot, the man fled. The police personnel behaved indecently with the woman and hit her while questioning her. A video of this went viral today,” said Sube Singh, PRO of Faridabad Police, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Sanjay Kumar, immediately suspended the two police personnel and three SPOs involved in the incident.

The officers in uniform asks her for a contact number, while one of the two men in plainclothes walks towards her, holding a belt in his hand. He is, however, stopped by the man in uniform who continues to note down the number the woman is giving him. The men seem unconvinced by the contact number the woman provides, and the man holding the belt hits her with it. He and the other person in plainclothes can then be seen walking around her in circles, demanding the number, the Express further added.

The video ends with the police telling her she has “five minutes” to “tell the truth”.  

In a series of tweets condemning the incident, Additional DGP (Law and Order) Navdeep Virk stated, “Haryana police department has taken a strong view about the incident of beating of a woman by police personnel that appeared in media today… Incident happened in October 2018 and was not reported to police by the victim. Haryana Police is committed to respect and safety of women, and would not hesitate to take strictest possible action even against its own personnel if they act in an unlawful manner."

Earlier in the day, Haryana women's body called for a strict action against them. "This is a crime. If a woman is caught in any kind of crime, then the investigation is done only by a woman police officer and that is why woman police stations have been made," Rita Bhatia, member of the State Commission for Women told news agency ANI.

Meanwhile, according to NDTV reports, two head constables - Baldev and Rohit - have been suspended and services of three Special Police Officers - Krishan, Harpal and Dinesh - have been terminated after the incident came to light.

“Two of the SPOs, Harpal and Dinesh, have been arrested. The others will also be arrested soon. Efforts are being made to find the woman. Once we contact her, the woman’s statement will be recorded. Every possible justice will be given to the victim,” said PRO Singh.

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