The ugly face of the ‘men in khaki’, especially in dealing with members of the fairer sex, once again stood exposed after video clippings showing a girl being assaulted by cops in Meerut went viral on Tuesday. While top Meerut officials feigned ignorance about the inhuman act of their junior colleagues, they suspended the errant cops and ordered a probe into the matter.
SP (City) of Meerut Ramvijay Singh said that after going through the video that went viral on Tuesday, it surfaced that the matter was related to a boy and a girl who were brought to Medical thana after a complaint a few days back. He said that the parents were later called and both were handed over to them after completing legal formalities.
Singh said that the video showed that the girl was being assaulted by a woman constable while some male cops around used objectionable language against the girl. He said that taking congnizance, all cops seen in the video were suspended and action was recommend action against a home guard, who was seen sitting in the video.
The officer said that a probe was also ordered and the victim would be called and asked to submit a complaint after which further action against the cops would be initiated.
