Haryana State Commission For Women on Tuesday called for strict action against the policemen accused of beating a woman with a belt in Ballabhgarh area.
A video of the incident that took place in October has now gone viral on social media.
The video shows a woman being confronted by police personnel in plain clothes and uniform asking what she was doing in the park when they arrived. While the officer in uniform asks her for a contact number and she begins answering his question, one of the two men in plainclothes walks towards her and beats her with a belt.
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Rita Bhatia, member of the State Commission for Women said, “This is a crime. If a woman is caught in any kind of crime, then the investigation is done by a woman police officer and that is why woman police stations have been made.”
Bhatia further said, “I have forwarded the video to the Commissioner of Police, Sanjay Kumar and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dharna Singh and asked them to take cognizance of this video and take strict action against the accused.”
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“If this kind of behaviour is done by the police then who will trust them? To investigate against a woman there are woman police stations,” she added.
Jaiveer Rathi ACP Ballabhgarh, said, “The investigation is underway and strict action will be taken against the accused. Head Constables Baldev and Rohit have been suspended. Three SPOs namely Krishan, Harpal, and Dinesh have been dismissed. We do not know about the details of the victim. Further action will be taken against the accused when the investigation is over.”
“A case under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against them in Adarsh Nagar Police Station, Faridabad,” he added.
(with inputs from ANI)