Sec 21 resident alleges torture

Meanwhile, talking to the Chandigarh Newsline, Gurpartap said that on the day of occurrence, at about 12 noon, he was sitting at a friend8217;s house in Sector 21 when some UT police personnel came there and asked him to accompany them to the police station. The ground was that they had received a complaint against the occupants of car number PB-59-0011. He added in his complaint that while he drove the car, his friend Harvinder and the accompanying SI sat on the rear seat.

Harvinder added: quot;On reaching they disclosed that there was a complaint that I had made blank calls to some girl. I expressed my ignorance and denied involvement in any such act.quot; He alleged in his complaint that after he denied having committed the offence, he was beaten up with a lathi and he sustained serious injuries on his left shoulder and on some other parts of the body. He also alleged that electric current was applied to his private parts.