Nagpur: Cops booked for parading minors semi-nude as people made videos

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A Nagpur police team has got into trouble for parading a group of semi-naked minors with criminal record in the city recently. Senior police inspector Khushal Tijare, sub-inspector Vijay Dhumal and five constables of detection branch wing of Jaripatka police station in north Nagpur were booked under relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act on Friday for exposing the identity of minors, parading them in semi-nude state on the road and assaulting them.

As per a report in Hindustan Times, five minors armed with swords and other weapons had gone berserk inside a bar, where they were drinking at Jaripatka on September 23 after an argument with the owner, Sanjay Patil and waiters. The teenagers also robbed Patil of some cash before leaving. The incident was captured on CCTV. A team of police officials under Tijare acted on the complaint lodged by Patil and nabbed the accused from an eatery at Patanswangi in Nagpur district the next day.

All the five boys were paraded in a semi-nude state through a busy road while being brought to the police station. A crowd gathered at the location cheered and captured videos of the police personnel's move. Videos of the incident went viral on social media, with police personnel getting lauded and slammed in equal measure for their move.

In the videos, the minors can be seen being paraded in their undergarments with their hands tied with ropes. Some constables even caned the minors as they marched through the busy street, with people filming them on their mobile phones. The cops also did not allow the minors to wear masks despite a spate of COVID-19 cases in Nagpur city.

The families of three minors filed complaints against the police personnel. Following the intervention of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), a second medical examination of the minors was conducted at the Government Medical College and Hospital which revealed injuries from caning.

When the entire episode was brought before the notice of Nagpur commissioner of police Amitesh Kumar, he immediately ordered an inquiry through the assistant commissioner Parshuram Karyakarta and sought an early report.

The additional commissioner of police (Addl CP), Navin Reddy said the police personnel were booked after completion of his inquiry. The department is conducting further investigation into the incident and appropriate action would be taken against the police personnel, he added.

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