On 3rd January, a 12-year-old Madrassa student named Huzaifa Imtiyaz, a resident of the Mecca masjid area in Hindpiri was allegedly beaten by police.
Imtiyaz was forcefully grabbed, and taken inside the police station, where he suffered physical assault and verbal abuse at the hands of two police officials. The officers have been identified as Sub-inspector (SI) Ajay Kumar and Doctor Ajay of Hindpiri Thana, News Express reported on January 1.
While talking about the incident Imityaz said, “I and some 8-9 boys were on our way towards the lake area as we were instructed at the masjid to attend a Quran Khwaani ceremony at a funeral. The Hindpiri police station is within the route. We were talking, and I casually asked my friends to behave as maamu log (lingo for police officials) reside here. Suddenly, a man confronted us and started to hurl abuses, and shouted ‘Whom did you call maamu?’ He then grabbed me by my neck, taking me inside the police station.”
Imtiyaz alleged that Kumar (SI) grabbed and lifted him by force by his neck and thrashed him, while the second official Ajay, verbally abused him.
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