State Human Rights Body summons SI for beating Complainant who came to file FIR

June 22, 2019:

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the incident in which a sub-inspector in Chinna Salem in Villupuram thrashed a lorry driver who visited the police station to file a complaint.

Taking cognizance based on the news report published in ToI titled ‘SI transferred for assault of a man who came to register complaint’ dated June 20, the commission has summoned the SI to appear on July 24 for inquiry.

The issue came to light through a video circulated on social media recorded by the victim Manikandan’s friend.

Shanmugham, the sub-inspector, has been transferred to the armed reserve wing.

Subramani, a hay dealer of Thachur village, had taken a loan of 1.5 lakh from financier Thiyagarajan from Melur. However, he failed to pay even the interest after one year & stopped answering Thiyagarajan’s calls.

Angered over this, Thiyagarajan planned to teach Subramani a lesson. With the help of a friend, Thiyagarajan placed an order with Subramani to deliver a load of hay at Bangaram village. On Monday, when Manikandan went to deliver the hay, Thiyagarajan detained the lorry & refused to release it until Subramani settled the debt.

Manikandan who went to lodge a complaint was thrashed by the SI.

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