A 10-year-old boy in Mangalore who has never been beaten at home faced a policeman's lathi on Wednesday for daring to cycle before his vehicle.
A 10-year-old boy in Mangalore who has never been beaten at home faced a policeman'su00a0 lathi on Wednesday for daring to cycle before his vehicle.
Shahal Ibrahim, who has been admitted to Sahara Hospital, said, "I crossed the road with my bicycle and was talking to my friend Nakir when a police jeep pulled up and the inspector beat me with his 'lathi'. I managed to escape and reach home."u00a0
We never beat him
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Shahal Ibrahim, lies on his hospital bed, with the marks on his thighs |
Shahal's father, U M Rafiq, said, "We never beat our child at home and we do not tolerate him being beaten in school also. We really feel bad seeing the lathi marks on his body."u00a0 Shahal Ibrahim, a fifth standard student of Beary's Public School, is a resident of Melangady near Mastikatte while his alleged tormentor has been identified as Ullal station police sub-inspector H Shivaprakash.
The incident led to tense moments when a large group of people gathered in front of the police station, demanding action against the sub-inspector. People from Thokkottu and Ullal also joined the protest in front of Sahara Hospital.u00a0u00a0
Additional superintendent of police R Dileep and deputy superintendent of police Jayanth Shetty visited the hospital and met the boy. They promised the parents swift action.
Meanwhile, a five-member team led by Democratic Youth Federation of India leader Muneer Katipalla and Ramachandra Uchchil also submitted a memorandum to Gopal Hosur, inspector general of police, western range.u00a0
He has promised action in 24 hours.
