Three UP police personnel who abused, slapped girl for befriending Muslim suspended

According to UP Police, the incident took place two or three days back when a man and a woman were brought to a police station in Medical area, Meerut on the suggestion of an organisation.

“Mulla zyada pasand aa raha, Hindu ke hote huye,” a constable is heard telling the woman in the video. (Source: ANI)

Three police officials including a woman constable in Meerut were suspended on Tuesday after a video showing them slapping and abusing a woman allegedly for being friends with a man from another religion went viral, ANI reported.

The video shows four police officials in a car questioning the woman about her whereabouts when one of the police personnel asks, “Mulla zyada pasand aa raha, Hindu ke hote huye (Do you like a Muslim being a Hindu?).” While the woman answers the question, a woman constable sitting beside her starts hitting the woman incessantly.

“Such behaviour shall never be tolerated,” the Uttar Pradesh Police wrote on Twitter in relation to the video.

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According to UP Police, the incident took place two or three days ago. The police had Sunday swung into action on a phone call from Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists that a woman student of the medical college had been seen going inside a hotel room with her boy friend of different faith.

The police had apprehended the inter-faith couple on VHP activists’ complaint and had allegedly indulged in misbehaving with them and assaulting them.

With reference to a video by staff of PRV 561 in PS Medical Meerut, HC Salek Chand, Const Neetu Singh, lady Const Priyanka have been suspended. A report regarding the HG Sainserpal has been sent to District Commandant Home Guard. Such behaviour shall never be tolerated. https://t.co/fZ7NxCwLy1

— UP POLICE (@Uppolice) September 25, 2018

The couple were eventually released as both of them were adult and there was no complaint from any of their family members.

Three police personnel including head constable Salek Chand, constable Neetu Singh, lady constable Priyanka have been suspended and a report regarding home guard Sainserpal has been sent to District Commandant Home Guard, UP Police wrote on Twitter.

(With PTI inputs)

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