A mentally- challenged man was subjected to physical torture here, following which the district Collector has sought a report from the local police in this regard.
Bikram Das, a resident of Patnagarh, was tied to an electric pole and beaten up at Tikrapada. “People should treat such people with sympathy. We will look into the matter as per mental programme. I have asked the local police to submit a report about it. Based on that, we will see what can be done,” Collector Ashish Thakare said. The victim has been suffering from psychiatric ailment since a few years.
“When I was heading towards a fuel station to refill petrol, I saw my brother being beaten up at Tikrapada Square. Police personnel untied him from the pole. We are very poor, for which we are unable to bear mental treatment expenses. I urge the Government for financial assistance,” Suraj Das, a kin of the victim said.