Man beaten by police in public in Salem dies, family demands action
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The sufferer, a farmer, was assaulted at a check-post following an argument; his buddies pleaded with the police to let him go; video of the brutal assault goes viral
A 47-year-old farmer, A. Murugesan, of Edayappatti, died on Wednesday, after being indiscriminately beaten with a lathi by a policeman in public, on the Pappinaickenpatti check-post underneath the Yethapur police station limits in Salem district on Tuesday night. According to preliminary info, the police assault was triggered adopted an argument Murugesan had in an inebriated state with the uniformed personnel.
A video clip of the brutal assault, broadly shared on cellular messaging platforms and social media on Wednesday, confirmed the police beating the farmer, although his buddies pleaded with them to let him go. The policeman stopped the lathi blows solely after Murugesan fell unconscious.
The video was shot by a villager accompanying Murugesan and it additionally confirmed Murugesan pleading with the policeman who continued to assault him with a lathi. Three policemen on obligation have been mere spectators when the incident befell.
Police sources stated that Murugesan, together with two others on a two-wheeler went to a liquor store in Kallakurichi district and have been returning once they had an altercation with the police.
However, Murugesan’s spouse Annakili stated that he was beaten to loss of life by the policeman and demanded action towards all of the 4 policemen. She stated that her husband left house at 3 p.m. on Tuesday and the incident befell at 5 p.m. His buddies shifted him to the Primary Health Centre at Thumbal and later admitted to the Government Hospital at Attur. But docs referred him to Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital the place he died on Wednesday morning. The sufferer is survived by his spouse, two daughters and a son.
As the information unfold, family members in giant numbers gathered exterior the Yethapur police station demanding action towards the policeman. Police personnel have been additionally posted to forestall untoward incidents.
The incident comes a 12 months after a dealer Jayaraj and his son J Bennicks died of police torture on the Sattankulam Police Station in Thoothukudi district.
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