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A day after being booked for allegedly beating three youths inside the district court premises,Deputy Superintendent of Police Shushil Kumar,posted as Circle officer (CO) of Manjhanpur,Kaushambi,lodged an FIR under the SC/ST Act against the three youths on Thursday night.
Kumar had on February 17 reportedly beaten a local TV journalist and two other youths in full public view,after dragging them out of the district collectorate lock-up where they were lodged.
On the order of District Judge T M Khan,an FIR was lodged against the CO on the same day.
Irked over the officers FIR against the youths,lawyers of the district court on Friday abstained from judicial work demanding suspension of the CO.
President of the lawyers association Ravi Prakash accused the CO of misusing power,claiming that he wanted to pressurise the youths to withdraw the FIR against him.
Inspector General of Police Chandra Prakash,meanwhile,admitted that it appears to be a case of misuse of power and has ordered an inquiry into the role of the CO.
Kumar,however,claimed: The three youths made castiest remarks when I reached the lock-up on Wednesday. I have lodged an FIR against them in this connection.
On February 17,Vinod Pandey (32),a reporter with a local channel surrendered before court after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him in a dowry case.
The court remanded him to 14 days judicial custody and before being taken to jail,Pandey was kept in the lock-up inside the district court premises. Kumar later dragged Pandey out and allegedly beat him in full public view.
The CO also thrashed two other youths who were inside the lock-up in connection with other cases.
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