Muzaffarnagar: A police officer has been suspended in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar for allegedly subjecting third-degree torture to a man who happened to be a distant relative of an accused.
According to reports, R. Rana, the Sub-Inspector (SI) of Chhapar police station in Muzaffarnagar, went to Khampur village with a team to arrest an accused named Zishan Ansari, who was wanted in a case related to cow slaughter.
He did not find the alleged accused and picked up his distant relative Farad Hakim, 40, a resident of the same village.
Hakim was taken to the police station and was subjected to third-degree torture by the SI.
Later, he was released from the police station due to pressure from the villagers.
One of the villagers recorded a video of Hakim which purportedly shows bruise marks on his body and uploaded it on social media.
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