Police Atrocity on Young Boy Angers Locals in Thokkottu
Pics: Dayananda Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS)
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Mangalore, Mar 18: Mangalore continues to be in the news for the wrong reasons on the third consecutive day. In a fresh incident, a large crowd gathered at Thokkottu, near Ullal, on Wednesday March 18, protesting against the alleged atrocities on a 10-year-old boy by Ullal police sub- inspector.
The crowd demanded immediate action against the police officer and blocked traffic for a while in the locality. People from Thokkottu and Ullal joined the protest in front of the Sahara Hospital.
The Ullal station police sub-inspector H Shivaprakash allegedly beat up Shahal Ibrahim (10), son of U M Rafiq, a resident of Melangady near Mastikatte, as the boy was returning home from tuition class on his bicycle.
Shahal, who has been admitted to Sahara Hospital said, “I crossed the road with my bicycle and was talking with my friend Nakir. At that time a police jeep came and the inspector beat me with his ‘lathi’. I ran home.”
Shahal has lathi marks on his head and leg. He is the eldest son of U M Rafiq and is a fifth standard student in Beary’s Public School.
His father said, “We never beat our child at home and we do not tolerate him being beaten in school also. We really feel bad on seeing the lathi marks on his body.”
Additional superintendent of police R Dileep and deputy superintendent of police Jayanth Shetty visited the hospital and met the boy.
They assured his parents of swift action against the concerned officer upon receiving a complaint from the parents of Shahal.
A five member team led by DYFI leader Muneer Katipalla and Ramachandra Uchchil has submitted a memorandum to Gopal Hosur, inspector general of police, western range. He has assured them of action in 24 hours.
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