Three policemen of the Machhkund police station in Koraput district were transferred to the district headquarters on Wednesday over alleged third-degree torture of a businessman, P Shiva
The Machhkund IIC was also issued a show-cause notice in connection with the incident.
The accused policemen are Lamataput outpost in-charge Chitra Pradhani, Constable Bhuban Nayak and Havildar Jagdish Bagh.
According to sources, the victim had earlier given a written complaint to South Western Range DIG Charan Singh Meena alleging third-degree torture. A departmental inquiry was subsequently ordered into the incident.
Shiva was picked by police on January 10 in connection with a case after he was allegedly caught by a complainant while the former was secretly capturing video of the complainant and his wife at night near the latter’s house.
The complainant had submitted a video as proof, which is said to have been taken when Shiva was running away to escape, the sources added.
The victim was subjected to third-degree torture in police custody.