Students allegedly beaten up by cops for ‘no reason’

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Two students alleged that they were caned by beat patrol policemen while they were riding near Chandapura in Anekal Police Station limits on Saturday. Sairaj Natraj, a student and a photography enthusiast, shared his ordeal on Twitter after the alleged incident took place.

"This is the worst day of my life and we will never forget this humiliation," his post reads. Sairaj alleged that the incident took place on Saturday night when he, along with his cousin, was riding towards an eatery in Chandapura. The students alleged that they were stuck in a slowly moving traffic due to election results and celebrations.

"When we were allowed to pass, I went straight instead of taking a right turn as a policeman stopped at our side. My friend insisted that I take a right turn, which was misinterpreted by the cop as abusing him," the student said. Furious, the cop allegedly took the keys of the bike from the students and allegedly forced them inside a booth near the Chandapura Circle. The students also said that the cop abused them while dragging them by their collar and taking them inside the booth, caned them mercilessly.

"There were other policemen who seemed drunk," the student further alleged. Sairaj further said that they were released only when their parents and relatives approached the booth and spoke to the cops. "The cops accused us of abusing them. We are devastated by the entire episode, which has caused us mental and physical pain," he said. The student also shared the images with marks of injuries made by lathis.