Inhuman and brutality on a hapless woman led to suspension of three policemen in Meerut on Saturday. The action was taken after media high-lighted that the cops forced a woman to stand in the scorching heat for hours as a punishment at Kankarkhera locality of Meerut and also assaulted her on Friday. ``Senior Sub-Inspector Pawan Kumar, woman sub-inspector, Amrita Yadav and lady constable Menaka, all posted at Kankarkhera police station have been placed under suspension on grounds of extending inhuman behaviour and assaulting a lady on Friday”, disclosed senior superintent of police, Meerut, Dinesh Chandra Dubey. He said that the victim has been also medically examined and if any injury was found on her body, than a criminal case would be also registered against the cops. However, he said that an enquiry in this regard has been handed over to SP City and further action will be taken on the findings.
According to the victim Mamata, she was asked by the accused policemen to take up the posture of a chicken and stand in the sun for hours on Friday after she had an argument with a bank cashier, following which the cashier called the police. The victim, a resident of Jassu area alleged that the cops also beat her up in the custody. The trouble started after the cashier claimed that the cash deposited by the woman was short by Rs 100 to which the lady denied and claimed that she gave full money. The city SP Om Prakash, has started the probe and said to have summoned all the persons concerned with the case to record their statements.