Meerut cops face action after ‘torture’ charge against farm leader, Dalit associate
Police personnel in Meerut, India, are facing disciplinary action following allegations of torturing a farmer leader and his associate in custody. A high-level inquiry has been launched after the victims provided evidence of physical abuse.
Why it matters
The case highlights significant concerns regarding police accountability, human rights, and the treatment of activists in India.
MEERUT: Eight more Meerut police personnel, including Civil Lines SHO, two sub-inspectors and five constables, were recalled to police lines late Friday night after SSP Avinash Pandey was attached to state headquarters in Lucknow over allegations that police tortured a farmer leader and his Dalit associate in custody.ADG, Meerut zone, Bhanu Bhaskar also ordered a high-level inquiry under DIG, Saharanpur range, Abhishek Singh, who reached Meerut on Friday evening and began the probe.The action followed allegations by farmer leader Digvijay Bhati, president of the BR Ambedkar faction of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a Samajwadi Party functionary, and his associate Mohit Jatav that senior officers and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel assaulted them for hours after they visited the SSP’s office on Wednesday seeking removal of their names from an FIR linked to a July 8 protest.Bhati, who was hospitalised on Saturday, released video footage showing a badly swollen eye…
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