Gujarat Police brutally beat a Muslim man on charges of cow slaughter
Location: Vejalpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Police brutally beat a Muslim man on charges of cow slaughter.
Three individuals have been arrested on charges of slaughtering cows. In the footage, police are seen beating one of the arrested accused with sticks.
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The police have maintained a tight silence. Advocate Nauman Ghanchi, who represents the accused, told Mirror that police picked up five individuals in connection with a suspected cow slaughter case. “Two of them were Sajid Qureshi and Raees Shaikh, a father of two small children from Fatehwadi in Sarkhej. They were first taken to the spot where the alleged material was recovered and then brought to Sonal Cinema,” he said.
Accused tied to bonnet, beaten in public view
“Two police personnel held Raees Shaikh’s hands to the bonnet of a police vehicle, clearly visible in the video and thrashed him mercilessly. These men were only suspects.
The main accused had already fled the spot when the alleged cow progeny remains were seized,” Ghanchi alleged. Sajid Qureshi was also beaten, the lawyer said. “In another video, a police personnel can be heard saying, ‘Now do you remember anything or not,’ while assaulting him. Sajid is now living a peaceful life, but the trauma remains,” he added.
The accused were formally arrested only on Tuesday morning and produced in court. “They were threatened not to speak about the thrashing before the court,” Ghanchi alleged. “The police have threatened the families that if they file any complaint, their children will be implicated in other cases and they will face serious consequences,” he said.
Family members of Sajid Qureshi and Raees Shaikh are reportedly living in fear following the incident.
“Beating and flogging suspects in public can never be justified. One of the police personnel seen in the video already faces a pending inquiry in an alleged custodial death case. We urge police to take strict action against those involved,” Ghanchi said.