Bulandshahr public flogging: Minor who shaved man’s head nabbed, 2 more cops suspended

Bulandshahr Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shlok Kumar also announced the suspension of police sub-inspector Rajendra Singh and constable Saurabh Kumar. He had earlier suspended the in-charge of the Kakod police station, Amar Singh.

The police reportedly arrested the victim, Sahil Khan, on June 15 after allegedly recovering a knife from his possession and took no action against those who assaulted him even though his sister approached them after witnessing a purported video of the torture.

The SSP said directives had been issued for a fresh investigation into the Arms Act charges under which the daily wager was arrested and sent to jail. The new report would be put up in the local court so that Sahil could be released from the jail at the earliest, he said. The SSP had earlier ordered an inquiry into the incident and asked Superintendent of Police Surendra Nath Tiwari to submit a report soon. On the intervention of Shlok Kumar, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against the accused Saturday (June 17).

In her complaint to the area police station, Sahil’s sister Rubeena, 25, said her brother is a daily-wage earner. He left home on the morning of June 14 to whitewash a house in the village, she told the police.

“My brother did not return home till late at night, and when I saw a video on my mobile in which my brother was tied to a tree, beaten and forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’, I rushed to Kakod police station. But the police refused to lodge my complaint and arrested my brother on June 15,” she said.