Cops in the dock after volunteer alleges torture

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A NGO volunteer claims he was implicated in Padarayanapura violence: 5 officers booked
  • An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)-ranked official and four police officers, including a woman officer, have
    been booked for police excess in after volunteer alleged that he was implicated in the Padarayanapura violence of April 19 this year and also tortured in custody after he surrendered to the police Through a court.
  • The Jagjivan Ram Nagar police have registered an FIR based on a private complaint registered at the 1st ACMM court by Irfan Ahamad Z (32) (inset), a resident of west of adarayanapura and police officials named in the FIR are UD Krishnakumar, ACP Kengeri sub-division, Lingaraju, police inspector, Byatarayanapura police station, Naya from the ACP Squad. Venkatesh attached to JJ Nagar police station, and an unnamed woman officer.

I was doing relief work when I got a call from the ACP blaming me for the mob turning violent

-Irfan Ahamad
Ahamad, in his complaint to the court, said he is a national general secretary with organisations, Human Rights Foundation and People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and runs a trust named Aayina Nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre that offers free treatment for kidney patients.
  • Ahamad said his team and he have been involved in the relief work during the pandemic.On April 19. Ahamad said that he had called up the JJ Nagar police inspector and informed him that there was a chance of a mob turning violent at Padarayanapura.”told them the situation is going out of control to which the inspector responded that the local MLA would come there and speak with the people.”
  • Ahamad said local goons identified as Glass Baba, Kabir and Moin who claimed they were supporters of the local MLA began breaking the police outpost and damaging tin structures meant for seal-down and vandalized public property. “I was volunteering with the policemen at the outpost distributing relief material when around 8.52 pm i got a call from the ACP blaming and abusing me for the mob turning violent. Soon afterLingaraju called up and abused me,” Ahamad said

  • The police team then went to Ahamad’s house and picked up his brother after which Ahamad decided to surrender along with his advocate before a local court on April 27.The court ordered that he be handed over to the JJ Nagar police, but Ahamad alleged he was taken into custody at the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police.
  • Here, he claims he was tortured by five officials, leading to injuries on his left wrist and also a fracture his little finger.
  • They also put a gun in my mouth and threatened me that I will be implicated in false cases. One of the officers kicked me, and the other took my digital account details and said if I complained against them, she would misuse my IDs,” Ahamad said.
  • Ahamad said this was politically motivated as he had filed PILs against political parties in Chamrajpet constituency, including the husband of. Jagjivan Ram Nagar corporator.Assistant Commissioner of Police UD Krishnakumar told Bangalore Mirror that all citizens have a legal right to challenge the system. In this case, the investigating officer will file a report and submit it to the honourable court,” he said

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